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Storms

Terms that relate to weather changing into dangerous or extreme conditions.

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Hurricane Sandy

Weather; Storms

A late season tropical cyclone that threatened Jamaica, Cuba, Bahamas, Haiti and Florida, and grazed United States East Coast. The eighteenth tropical cyclone and eighteenth named storm of the 2012 ...

Ebb tide

Weather; Storms

The period between high and low tide when water is flowing away from the shore is called ebb tide.

High tide

Weather; Storms

The time when the tide reaches its highest level on the shore. High tide happens twice each day.

Whirlpool

Weather; Storms

A current of water that spins rapidly. Whirlpools can swirl with great force and pull objects beneath the water surface.

Cold front

Weather; Storms

The advancing edge of the mass of cold air that pushes under a mass of warm air.It brings thunderstorms.

Earthquake

Weather; Storms

A sudden movement of the Earth's crust and it usually occur along cracks in the crust known as faults.

Littoral

Weather; Storms

The area of land between the limits of high and low tides. During high tide, the littoral is covered with seawater.

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