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(Encyclopedia) storm, disturbance of the ordinary conditions of the atmosphere attended by wind, rain, snow, sleet, hail, or thunder and lightning. Types of storms include the extratropical cyclone,…storm surge
(Encyclopedia) storm surge: see under storm.Brewer's: Storms
The inhabitants of Comacchio, a town in Central Italy, between the two branches of the Po, rejoice in storms because then the fish are driven into their marshes. Whose townsmen loathe the…Storm, Gale
actressBirthplace: Bloomington, Tex.Born: 1922Major Storms
CyclonesU.S. HurricanesOther HurricanesTyphoonsBlizzards Cyclones, hurricanes, and typhoons are the same kind of tropical storm but are called by different names in different areas of the…The Perfect Storm
Director:Wolfgang PetersenWriter:Bill Wittliff Warner Bros.; PG-13; 129 minutesRelease:6/00Cast:George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, John Hawkes, John C. Reilly, William Fichtner, Allen Payne,…Winter Storm
1888 Jan. 12, Midwest: the “The Schoolhouse Blizzard.” More than 200 people died while trying to get home after a sudden drop in temperature and a major storm that hit during school and work…Saffir-Simpson scale
(Encyclopedia) Saffir-Simpson scaleSaffir-Simpson scalesăfˈər– [key], standard scale for rating the severity of hurricanes as a measure of the damage they cause; it is based on observations of…tidal wave
(Encyclopedia) tidal wave, term properly applied to the crest of a tide as it moves around the earth. The wavelike upstream rush of water caused by the incoming tide in some locations is known as a…Jameson, Storm
(Encyclopedia) Jameson, Storm (Margaret Storm Jameson), 1891–1986, English novelist and critic, b. Whitby, Yorkshire, grad. Leeds Univ., 1912. Descended from a shipbuilding family, she drew on her…Trending
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