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associated with a heavy or severe Thunderstorm over Enschede , Netherlands ]] A storm is any disturbed state of an astronomical body's Atmosphere , especially affecting its surface, and strongly implying Severe Weather . It may be marked by strong Wind , Thunder and Lightning (a Thunderstorm ), heavy Precipitation , such as Ice ( Ice Storm ), or wind transporting some substance through the Atmosphere (as in a Dust Storm , Snowstorm , Hail storm, etc). FORMATION . Note the Hurricane -like eye at the center.]] Storms are created when a center of Low Pressure develops, with a system of High Pressure surrounding it. This combination of opposing forces can create winds and result in the formation of storm Clouds , such as the Cumulonimbus . Small, localized areas of low pressure can form from hot air rising off hot ground, resulting in smaller disturbances such as Dust Devils and Whirlwinds . TYPES There are many varieties and names for storms.
in Hong Kong . Sanvu was the first Typhoon in 2005 that passed through the city.]] :Tropical cyclones form in the Ocean s if the Conditions In The Area Are Favorable , and depending on their strength and location, there are various terms by which they are called, such as ''tropical depression'', ''tropical storm'', ''hurricane'' and ''typhoon''.Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory. Frequently Asked Questions Subject: A1) What is a hurricane, typhoon, or tropical cyclone? Retrieved on 2006-11-26. :Tropical cyclones can produce extremely high winds, tornadoes, torrential rain (leading to mudslides and flash floods), and drive Storm Surge onto coastal areas. Though the effects on populations and ships can be catastrophic, tropical cyclones have been known to relieve drought conditions. They carry heat away from the tropics, an important mechanism of the global Atmospheric Circulation that maintains equilibrium in the environment.
CLASSIFICATION A strict . A relative frequency of 50% means here one such storm every two years and 0.1% once every 1000 years. --> EXTRATERRESTRIAL STORMS on Jupiter]] Storms are not unique to Earth ; other heavenly bodies with a sufficient atmosphere ( Gas Giant s in particular) also undergo stormy weather. A famous example is the Great Red Spot on Jupiter . Though technically a Hurricane , it is larger than the earth and has been raging for at least 340 years, when it was observed by astronomer Galileo Galilei . Neptune also had its own lesser known Great Dark Spot . In September of 1994 Hubble Telescope using Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 imaged the storms on Saturn , generated by upwelling of warmer air, similar to a terrestrial thunderhead. The east-west extent of the same-year storm was equal to the diameter of Earth (ca. 7,900 miles). The storm was observed earlier in September, 1990 and acquired the name Dragon Storm . NOTABLE STORMS IN ART AND CULTURE '', a Ukiyo-e print by Hokusai .]] According to the Bible , a giant storm sent by God flooded the Earth. Noah and his family and the animals entered The Ark , and "the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened, and the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights." The flood covered even the highest mountains to a depth of more than twenty feet, and all creatures died; only Noah and those with him on the Ark were left alive. See Noah's Ark for details. In , by himself the god of sea storms, Aigaios , a god of the violent sea storms and Aiolos who kept the storm-winds, Squall s and tempests locked away in the hollows of the floating island of Aiolia , to be released at the command of the gods. , was on his way to England from Jamestown, Virginia . On Saint James Day while between Cuba and the Bahamas a hurricane raged for nearly two days. Though one of the small vessels in the fleet sank to the bottom of the Florida Straits , seven of the remaining vessels reached Virginia within several days after the storm. The flagship of the fleet, known as ''Sea Adventure'', disappeared and was presumed lost. A small bit of fortune befell the ship and her crew when they made landfall on Bermuda . The vessel was damaged on a surrounding coral reef, but all aboard survived for nearly a year on the island. The British colonists claimed the island and quickly settled Bermuda. In May 1610 , they set forth for Jamestown, this time arriving at their destination. by Ivan Aivazovsky .]] The Romantic seascape painters J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851) and Ivan Aivazovsky (1817-1900) created some of the most lasting impressions of the sublime and stormy seas that are firmly imprinted on the popular mind. Turner's representations of powerful natural forces reinvented the traditional Seascape during the first half of the nineteenth century. Upon his travels to Holland, he took note of the familiar large rolling waves of the English seashore transforming into the sharper, choppy waves of a Dutch storm. A characteristic example of Turner’s dramatic seascape is '' The Slave Ship '' (properly ''Slavers throwing overboard the Dead and Dying - Typhoon Coming On'') of 1840. Aivazovsky left several thousand turbulent canvases in which he increasingly eliminated human figures and historical background to focus on such essential elements as light, sea, and sky. His grandiose ''Ninth Wave'' (1850) is an ode to human daring in the face of the elements. SEE ALSO
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