Imagination Magazine
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Pages Of Articles:
Introduction:
Page: 3
Indiana
Pages: 5-9
Weather Report: Hurricanes:
Page: 12-15
Tornadoes:
Page: 18-21
Blizzards &
Page: 23-28
Monsoons:
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INTRODUCTION: -US AS EDITORS HAVE LEARNED MORE AND MORE ABOUT OF SUBJECTS WE’VE RESEARCHED AND STUDY OVER THIS TIME PERIOD. LOOKING UP AND RESEARCHING TOOK TIME BUT IT WAS WORTH IT IN THE END. EVERYONE DOING THEIR PARTS IN THIS MAGAZINE HAD MADE AN IMPACT ON OUR LEARNING SKILLS. NOW AS EDITORS WE ARE MORE WELLROUNDED. WE THANK EVERYONE FOR TAKING THEIR TIME OUT TO READ THIS! THANK YOU! ENJOY. ! SINCERELY: -HUNTER GEREG -RHIANNON SPUDIC -ISAURO TORRES -JAIME RIVERIA
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Indiana’s Weather
-Local climate variations within the state are caused by differences of latitude, terrain, soil type, and lakes.This effect is most announced inland from the Lake Michigan shore and diminishes rapidly with distance. Cold air passing over the warmer lake water induces precipitation in the Lee of Lake Michigan in fall and winter. As a result of this makes heavy winter precipitation. Especially snowfall, can extend east from Gary to as far as Elkhart. This,can extend to central Indiana in winter, driven by strong north/western winds. In the spring, daily maximum temperatures decrease more northern in Indiana because of the cooling effect of the Lake. Average daily minimum temperatures in fall are higher in north/western Indiana, near the warmer lake surface, more than farther south.
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-Cloudiness is least common in fall and greatest in winter. The sun is usually visible about 65% of daylight hours in summer
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days. Although, it is only 30% of the time on winter days. The northern part of the state is cloudier than the south. Particularly in the winter is when the Great Lakes have their greatest effect on the weather. MONTH: High / Low Temps: JAN: 35 / 19 FEB: 40 / 23 MARCH: 51 / 32 APRIL: 63 / 41 MAY: 74 / 52 JUNE: 82 / 61 JULY: 86 / 65 AUG: 84 / 63 SEP: 77 / 55 OCT: 66 / 44 NOV: 52 / 34 DEC: 39 / 24
Weather Report By: Isauro Torres
Indiana’s Weather:
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Average Rainfall
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Average annual rainfall: 40 inches Average summer temperature: 70 to 80F. Average winter temperature: 25 to 35F Average First Freeze Date: October 16 Average Last Freeze Date: April 22 Average Date of First Measurable Snowfall: November 19 Average Date of Last Measurable Snowfall: March 30 Average wind direction and speed: 9.6 from the Southwest On average Indiana 's drought conditions can range between moderate to non-existent. Currently Indiana has not seen any severe drought conditions. One of the worst droughts recorded was in the 1930's across almost the entire United States . Indiana 's climate is affected by 6 air masses at different times of the year. About 20% of Indiana 's annual precipitation comes from regional sources. The main regional source is Lake Michigan . Excessive late-winter rainfall is the cause for the most widespread floods in Indiana There are two main causes for drought in Indiana ◦ The Bermuda High
Behide Other I was playing soccer on a cold fall day we were facing one of the best team of the Eyes: session. They were beating us by one point one of my best friend was about to kick the ball into the goal. When all the sudden we see a tornado coming right towards us everyone started to run for there cars. But they were too far away and they weren't going to make it in time. Tornadoes generally travel from the southwest and at an average speed of 30 miles per hour. and some tornadoes have very erratic paths, with speeds approaching 70 mph. I knew this because we were learning about tornados in our science class. I also knew that we needed to get to a save place as fast as we could. When we finally found a place like 30 other people followed us there kids were screaming and adults were getting worried and seeing if they had everyone in there family. My mom and dad were getting me and my sisters together to a safe place. To get all the kids under control this guy started telling story about thing that happened in the past. He was talking about indiana’s weather. Like where our weather comes from ”he said that all of weather Normally comes west to the east, but without the jetstream overhead, the pattern can shift to a different direction.
One of the little kids asked a question,”How are thunderstorms formed and how do they get here?” Then he told us a story about how one day he met a weatherman.Also, how he told him all about thunderstorms and how they are classified as severe if producing 58 mph wind or ¾-inch hail. Few thunderstorms are classified as severe but lightning makes all thunderstorms dangerous. Typically, thunderstorms last around 30 minutes, but supercell thunderstorms, which are responsible for most severe
weather, can last for hours. Warm, moist air rising in rather large volume and high enough velocity results into thunderstorm. The fuel for these storms is warm, moist air present near the surface of the earth. If the atmosphere around the cloud is unstable, that is the temperature of the air falls faster than that of the rising parcel air within the storm. Then, the updraft becomes ever more warmer than the air outside, and so that is more effective.
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Hurricanes: -Do you know what hurricanes are? Well, hurricanes are intense low pressure areas that form over warm ocean waters. Usually they are in the summer and early fall. It is a severe tropical cyclone has winds greater than 64 knots (74 miles per hour; 119 kilometers per hour). Most often originated in the equatorial regions of the Atlantic Ocean,Caribbean Sea, and eastern regions of the Pacific Ocean. Sometimes travel north, northwest, or northeast. From the forming point of origin, and usually involving heavy rains.
-Do you know what are some of the causes of a hurricane?Some things that causes  it are the warm and cold weather. Also, how fast the wind is blowing.When they form the moist hot winds swirl upward around a calm column of low pressure air. (known as the eye.)It becomes a hurricane when the winds reach more then 74 miles per hour.
Where are hurricanes mostly likely to occur? North pacific, Atlantic ocean.
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When is the hurricane season and why?? -August to November. It happens because of the rapid temperature changes with in seasons.
I had a feeling it was a hurricane because when I moved to New Jersey I got told there was a chance I was gonna go through a hurricane at one point. Then I heard the evacuation alarm. I got my suitcase I had for emergencies and just left house in my 2012 mustang. I got out of state heading for Ohio to my parents house. When I finally got far enough away i stopped at a gas station to see the news already reporting on the hurricane back in New Jersey.
I was sitting on my porch when I noticed the waves growing and getting higher on the beach. I got up and looked to my shingles and they were moving at a fast pace. A few hours later a rainstorm started. I knew that this all meant a bad storm or something worse was coming. I knew i had to get inside my house,so I did and started up my computer to see if anything was up about this storm. I found a website that told me was hurricanes were made by hot and cold water and how fast the wind is blowing. It also said it wasn't a hurricane until its 74 mph. So as long as the wind was lower than that I was ok.
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I saw as it rained hard and things like stop signs would fling back and forth.The news reporter could barely stand it almost looked like they where gonna get flung off their feet. I knew right away my home was gonna be one of the first to get wet and flooded because i lived not too far from the beach. They kept talking about a saffir-Simpson scale and how it ranged from 1-5. It measured how intense the hurricane was. I decided to stop first at a hotel to get some rest. I was awaken by my phone. There was a text saying turn on the tv I can see your house.
By: Jaime Rivera
I did so and saw my house filled, flooded by water. I Could barely see my shed. Then they moved the camera to the other side and I noticed that my neighbors dog house wasn't even visible. I was glad i got away just in time but not glad all my stuff in my house was probably ruined.A few days after I got to my parents house turned on the radio to hear that other states were affected by it and other states were affected by the leftover rain from hurricane sandy.It was one of the most brutal ones they were even comparing it to a tornadoe,there both violent weather events.Also both have low pressure.Both also have natural storms contain high damaging winds. Also then the broadcaster said some differences like they are both different winds speed,duration,and form differently. From what I was told the storm came from the Caribbean sea. The low pressure point is in the eye of the storm. Good thing hurricane season is coming to an end!
Tornadoes: Told By: Rhiannon Spudic -Do you know what a tornado is, or have you ever been near one? I remember when I first saw one. It was May 30th, 2004. I was on vacation in Louisville, Kentucky. My family and I were taking a walk towards the Plaza Drive. As the clouds drove in and got darker, the wind went from nice and breezy to harsh and cold. Things started to get worse and worse. The destructive vortex was violently rotating around the town. We rushed for safety. Running around, and around the town, trying to find shelter. I could feel the knots in my stomach forming. It was not a good feeling. I could tell there was going to be something very bad.Finally, hidden, I look at the sky and see that everything was a reck and destroyed. All around there was a spiral mess taking and spitting things back in and out. The tornado did not stop for hours. We waited and waited to see what hope was left. Although, 5 hours later, when it was finally over there was no hope left. Everything was gone. Houses destroyed, nothing left of the town, cars flipped, you name it, it would be gone. People were trying to refuge out the things they could find out of what had been left of their houses and what not. It was tragic, terrible. Although, I have been threw many tragic times but, I would have to say the worst thing I have ever experienced in my life.
Tornado Did you know? That different air masses cause different tornadoes? Wind is caused
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by air flowing from high pressure to low pressure. It’s direction is influenced majorly by the earth’s rotation.There are special ways the sky looks before a tornado will happen. Usually when it is green and wind picks up a whole lot.Temp. goes down.
Do you know the deadliest Tornado?
Well In my research I found that “DaulatpurSaturia” was the deadliest in the world.
This storm was about a mile wide and traveled for 50 miles through poor areas of the Dhaka region of Bangladesh, which is, along with the U.S. and Canada, one of the countries most frequently hit by tornadoes. The death rate, estimated was 1,300. Was in the slums that couldn't withstand the harsh force of the twister, which also left around 80,000 people homeless. More than 20 villages were leveled and or destroyed.12,000 people were injured.
Some Damages? -Flipping houses, cars, etc. -Bringing things in and out of it’s vortex -Killing -Destroying towns -For many more go to http://www.infoplease.com/ spot/tornado1.html
What was the largest out break of SUPER OUTBREAK
Tornadoes in the U.S.?
* April 3-4, 1974 * Large part of the eastern U.S. * 148 tornadoes in 24 hours (many violent) * 315 deaths * 6,142 injuries * Damage $600+ million * 12:00 pm - 7:00 am
What is the F The f scale is called the “Fujita Scale.” It measures how many mph (miles per hour). -F0- Is (under) <73 “Light Damage” -F1-Is 73-112 “Moderate” -F2- Is 113-157 “Considerable” -F3- Is 158-206 “Severe” -F4- Is 207-260 “Devastating” -F5- Is 261-318 “Incredible”
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Most happen where? Usually happen during mid-day when the temperatures change the most.
By: Rhiannon Spudic
Blizzards As soon as I turned on the tv it was blinking with satellite warnings with the news and the broadcast lady saying there is an 80 percent chance that there will be a terrible blizzard with the combination of high winds and heavy snow. Then i thought to myself, this might be a good thing because we might not have school tomorrow. So i stayed up until the latest and right at 10:00 the blizzard was coming. When I think of blizzards I Then my mom was going to go to pick up my brother from work and I told her not to because its a
think of a severe snowstorm with high winds and very little to no visibility. We still had power so I
whiteout. When I went back to
turned the tv on and started
watching “Blizzard of Facts”, It told
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me about all different types of
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winter storms and some of them
lot i needed to know about
were blizzards, ice storms, and lake
blizzards and to stay safe. I
effects. To think of it blizzards aren't that dangerous unless you're outside because if you're inside you would be protected by house but if
learned that blizzards form from cold places such as Colorado, Antarctica,and others.
you're outside you could get hypothermia and could die. The only dangers of a blizzards that you have to be careful of is, don't drive
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because it will just be pure white and you most likely won't see anything, When walking or driving after the blizzard, watch for ice so you don't slip and your car doesn't slide into anything.
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When walking or driving after the blizzard, watch for ice so you don't slip and your car doesn't slide into anything. After the show I wrote a summary of it and sent it to the episode makers. I wrote a couple facts that they didn't say but i knew was a fact. One was there are some different types of winter precipitation and they were rain, hail, ice pellets, freezing rain, drizzle, snow, and wet snow. Then I watched the next episode and it was a new one and i payed close attention to see if they would say my fact.
As I got further in the episode I learned a couple new facts about blizzards such as how lake effect snow is a part of a blizzard. Another one is that the high winds combined with cold temperatures result in dangerous wind-chill factors. For example, at an outside temperature of 0째F combined with a 40-MPH wind has the chilling effect of still air at -53째F. After the show I was in shock because they said my fact during the credits! Then I put on the news and there was still a blizzard storm warning label on the bottom. And it said indiana`s temperature and wind speed. It said this was one of Indiana`s biggest blizzards in history! And also they said It was one of the lowest temperature and highest wind speed thats ever been recorded in indiana. The wind speed was 58 mph and the temperature was -5째F.
I was a little worried because i've never see it this bad, but I knew as long as i stayed inside I would be ok. As the night passed It was calming down a little bit and stopped snowing. So I went to sleep and when I woke up the ground was full of snow with a height of about 7 inches! And the roads were all icy so the school called and said school is canceled because the buses couldn't even make it out of the parking lot without sliding. After all the snow and ice melted we had to write a whole story about blizzards, and its a good thing i watched that show! By: Hunter Gereg
News Story Out Break!
Monsoons Finally our trip to India has come! So I start to pack and I wonder to myself what is a monsoon? I'm wondering this because I heard that Monsoons happen very often in the part of india we go to. I start to get worried because what if its deadly, or what if I can get hurt badly?
So I go on my computer and google monsoon, and the definition of it is a seasonal prevailing wind in the region of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, blowing from the southwest. As I read that I only think of a lot of pouring rain and floods. Now when we get there I'm less worried! When we got to the plane, The lady scanned my ticket and said â&#x20AC;&#x153;Have a nice flight.â&#x20AC;? When we got our seat I was seat 456, my mom was 455, and my dad and brother were 454 and 457. My mom said to me that we got lucky that we got to sit next to each other, because the plane was said to be overloaded.
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After an 8844 mile ride I was so exhausted! When we got to the airport in India I grabbed a magazine that was called â&#x20AC;&#x153;what to know about monsoons!â&#x20AC;? As I started reading the first paragraph it stated that the monsoon that happened in July 2012, was one of the worst in over 65 years! It killed over 80 people and forced around 2 millions out of their homes! Also it stated that they form from a change in the direction of the wind and monsoons happen as a reaction to the sun heating the atmosphere. After i was done reading the magazine we got to our hotel and slept that whole day! When we woke up, rain just started down pouring, and we knew it was a monsoon! So we had to put everything on a shelf high enough to where the flooding won't reach them. Usually monsoons flood up to 2-3 feet above ground. If this was a monsoon we would probably be here for about 4 months, because the airport would be flooded and there would be no way out! So a couple days past and the flood was about 3 feet above ground, then we had to call someone that had a boat to take us home instead of being here for about 3 months! After my dad calls my cousin he says his boat is broke down, then he calls my uncle Last Page Of glenn and he said he'll be on his way in a couple of days. Now we have to wait a Story couple days for him to get out here and right now we have nowhere to sleep Continued On because the beds are soaked. Also theres nothing to eat besides chips and other Next Page: junk food. As night came we all got tired so we had to sleep on the roof, tied up just so we won't slide off.
To me I don't think this was a very good “vacation.” I was kind of mad at my mom for not checking the weather channel to check for a monsoon. After a couple of more days past my uncle was almost here! He said he was about ¾ of the way. I don't understand how people live here with monsoons happening every once in awhile? But when I heard my uncle was ¾ of the way here I was very excited! When he arrived he had rented a huge sail boat that would probably fill about 40 people! On our way home, it took us 4 days and 12 hours! When we got home our clothes are soaking wet and so is our electronic devices. Next time we go on a vacation we're not going to india!
ALSO BY: HUNTER GEREG