Lighting can be considered one of the marvels in the natural world. It is mostly known to be created naturally although scientists still are looking for the real cause or causes of lightning. Cloud-to-cloud lightning, rocket lightning, dry lightning, cloud-to-ground lightning, positive lightning, ball lightning are types of lightning that occur during thunderstorms and during […]
In the State of Colorado lightning is the number 1 killer. In fact, it’s one of the worst life threatening atmospheric hazards in the world. For the record, there has been three hundred ninety four cases of death caused by lighting. Colorado is not actually alone. To note, Colorado is only eleventh in the United […]
We never know what the providence has in store for us. The best thing we humans can do is to remain prepared against any natural disasters or unfavorable incidents. Nowadays, insurance provides financial protection against losses for persons or businesses. Over the years, the domain has expanded to encompass almost every type of disaster that […]
The summer’s unpredictable severe weather and debilitating power outages highlight the need for preparedness planning. We’ve seen devastating hurricanes and tornadoes in the past years and miles-wide fires destroying everything in their paths. Since devastating natural disasters are happening on and around our planet, it’s becoming more important for you and your family to know […]
Residents in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas are once again bracing for a major winter storm. In addition to the snow, record-shattering cold will spill into Texas and portions of the South over the next few days. A winter storm is likely to bury parts of the South with significant snow and some ice before moving […]
Ice storms are an all too familiar scene to Kansas residents. They almost always result in power losses and sometimes can even be deadly. The aftermath can somewhat resemble the destruction caused by a Kansas tornado – fallen trees and power outages everywhere. However, while a tornado generally causes damage in a somewhat limited area, […]
The changes in our climate can become drastic. We have seen the devastation of properties and cities. Many lives have also been lost due to super typhoons and hurricanes, which caused flooding, and extremely hot weather condition, which caused heat waves. Since we are no longer sure what type of weather will hit our locality, […]
Are your finances strong enough to repair damages to your home and possessions caused by earthquakes? Unless you’re wealthy, repairing damages to your home and possessions caused by earthquakes might pose strain on your finances, and let’s face it – damages caused by an earthquake are usually serious enough to need immediate repairing. Unfortunately, most […]
Tsunamis used to be the stuff of movies and until it’s devastation in Asia, most people didn’t think it was possible for tsunamis to occur in that magnitude. With that realization, people have become aware of the risk and possible consequences of this natural calamity. What is a tsunami? Tsunamis are not caused by strong […]
Almost all countries near major ocean bodies are plagued occasionally by the occurrence of typhoons. In the Pacific, the weather disturbance is widely called typhoon. It is cyclone in the Indian ocean and in the United States, where most often it comes from the Atlantic, it is called hurricane. A typhoon is a massive accumulation […]