The History of Tornadoes and Hurricanes
While the numbers of hurricanes and tornadoes
have increased since 1994, there are no clear signs that this is a
worldwide trend. Many people have argued that the increasing number
of hurricanes and tornadoes are a result of global warming, but as
of this time, there is not a lot of scientific evidence to support
this. The aspect of these storms which is universally agreed upon by
everyone is that they have become much more expensive. Photoshop can
also be used to create tornado and hurricane effects.
Research has shown
that half of the most costly storms ever recorded have occurred
since 1989. One of the reasons for the high cost of storms since
1989 can be attributed to the large number of people who have moved
near beaches and coastal areas. There has also been a large amount
of construction, which has taken place near the beaches since the
early 1990s. Traditionally, people have lived far away from beaches
due to the threat of hurricanes. However, the inventions of cars,
trucks, and other forms of transportation have caused more people to
move to coastal areas than ever before.
Before large
numbers of people begin moving to coastal areas, the effects of
storms were rarely measured. This could also be attributed to the
lack of sophisticated satellites, which could be used to measure the
strength and rainfall of a storm. Because the technology for
measuring hurricanes is relatively new, it is easy to assume that
there has been an increase in storms over the last 15 years.
Photoshop is a popular image editing software which can be use to
enhance the images of both hurricanes and tornadoes. Studies have
shown that many tropical storms go through a cycle that may last
from 50 to 70 years.
Although the
number of powerful hurricanes has greatly increased since 1994, it
should be noted that there were few extremely powerful hurricanes
from 1970 through 1993. At the same time, a large number of powerful
hurricanes appeared between 1926 and 1960. In fact, 21 hurricanes
formed in 1933, and this number has only recently been surpassed by
the 2005 hurricane season. It should also be noted that between
1870 and 1899, a large number of powerful hurricanes formed. This is
clear evidence that there are different periods of time when
hurricanes are more powerful than others.
Photo 1: shows the
debris swept up in a heap by a tidy Tornado at Cherry Hill, NJ
Few of us will
remember the story that our grandparents tell about how a Tornado
came in the late 1800’s and destroyed the town of St. Louis during
Jamboree that caused Millions of dollars of property damaged and
killed thousands.
It was very difficult to describe what a
tornado or a hurricane looked like back then Due to the lack of
technology in the late 1800’s. So what we have done is taken some
old historian photos scan them into Photoshop and try to give you a
picture of how they received the news back then
Photo 2: shows the
house at Cherry Hill that laid down
Photo 3:
describes a Tornado that passed between two houses, taking the end
off of one and leaving the other intact in Oklahoma City. 
The same is true
for tornadoes. Throughout certain points in history, there appears
to be a larger number of tornadoes than other periods. A lot of
people have debated about whether or not global warming is a cause
of the rapid number of hurricanes we have seen in the last decade.
It is a logical question to ask, because if global warming causes
the oceans to become warmer, it is logical to assume that this will
lead to more hurricanes forming. However, most experts agree that
one storm or even a season of storms cannot be attributed to global
warming.
The National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have stated that global
warming will not cause a large number of hurricanes to form now or
in the future. It should also be noted that you could produce some
impressive effects for hurricanes using Adobe Photoshop.
