WEEK1-Studio Exercise

• The differences between "Tornadoes" and "Hurricane" and "Cyclone"

-Tornadoes often occurs in the land, however Hurricane and Cyclone need a large body of water to form(like and an ocean), cannot form over land, once they get over land, they start to die.

-They happen in different areas, Hurricanes come from the Atlantic ocean and Cyclone occur in the Pacific ocean. 

-Hurricane and Cyclone are type of tropical storms, they can produce extremely high speed winds, tornadoes etc.

-Tornadoes only lasts a few minutes at most, however Hurricane and Cyclone can last very long time.

References:

-http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/topics/tornadohurricane.html

-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_natural_disasters_in_the_United_States

-http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1006050725163

• Geographic location of "Tornadoes"

-U.S.A:Alabama,Tennessee,Mississippi,Georgia,Arkansas and, Virginia. (2011)

Hardy Street in front of the University of Southern Mississippi campus is obstructed by debris blown by an apparent tornado in Hattiesburg

Cullman Alabama Church Damage

Damage from an EF-5 tornado which struck the town of Phil Campbell, Alabama during the April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak.

Overhead view of EF4 damage in Cordova, Alabama on April 27, 2011

Extreme damage at the Cox residence in Smithville

References:
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_25%E2%80%9328,_2011_tornado_outbreak

• Find two shipping container architecture and post images
• Compare the two and make a list of similarities and differences between their features
• Compare the two and make a list of similarities and differences between their design approaches
• Determine a set of features and design approaches which are relevant to the location and natural disaster you are responding to

References:

-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D4WHT2F0JA