Hopefully you can tell what this “art piece” is supposed to portray. If not, it is a tornado from a distance, swallowing the road and everything in its path. It’s hard to see, but this tornado was formed from a super cell thunderstorm, these types of tornadoes are extremely violent and dangerous. The topography surrounding the tornado is aesthetically accurate given its flat and barren landscape. I tried to give the piece a feel of the mid east, somewhere like Kansas. Where this location is prone for incredible and destructive tornadoes. It’s the perfect climate for these twisters to form. The convergence of cold air from Canada, and warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico traveling upward, creates the instable conditions that are essentially the witch’s brew of tornado creation.
REFLECTION:
When first beginning natural disasters, I didn’t have many expectations. I just knew that I was simply going to be educated on what natural disasters are, and the different types that can occur worldwide. Although, this course has turned out to be much, much more than that, it has given me the potential to mitigate and prepare myself and others for foreseeable events that may or may not happen in the future. This class has given me the proper educational tools and idea I need to protect my family and community, to the best of my abilities if a disaster were to take place near me.
In our region and society, we have many extreme natural disasters that can happen at any given time. For an example, the earthquake that is supposed to occur on our overdue fault line in Salt Lake Valley could potentially be one of the most devastating events that could ever occur. With the possibility of numerous houses being destroyed. And the displacement of 100,000’s of thousands of individual’s, who would be homeless, hungry, and in need of fresh water, and shelter. Knowing that these risks are very plausible if a disaster were to occur could be the difference of life and death for others and myself. But knowing how to react responsibly can save lives. With proper preparedness education, efficient communication, and structurally sound developments that are earthquake ready, we can help our entire state become more aware of what could possibly take place.
This course has given me the foundation of this knowledge, and was absolutely needed; I believe that this class should be a required general education course for everyone, no matter where they live. These disasters can affect all of us, we as citizens should be one step ahead of the weather, and be ready to face the inevitable if needed.
When first beginning natural disasters, I didn’t have many expectations. I just knew that I was simply going to be educated on what natural disasters are, and the different types that can occur worldwide. Although, this course has turned out to be much, much more than that, it has given me the potential to mitigate and prepare myself and others for foreseeable events that may or may not happen in the future. This class has given me the proper educational tools and idea I need to protect my family and community, to the best of my abilities if a disaster were to take place near me.
In our region and society, we have many extreme natural disasters that can happen at any given time. For an example, the earthquake that is supposed to occur on our overdue fault line in Salt Lake Valley could potentially be one of the most devastating events that could ever occur. With the possibility of numerous houses being destroyed. And the displacement of 100,000’s of thousands of individual’s, who would be homeless, hungry, and in need of fresh water, and shelter. Knowing that these risks are very plausible if a disaster were to occur could be the difference of life and death for others and myself. But knowing how to react responsibly can save lives. With proper preparedness education, efficient communication, and structurally sound developments that are earthquake ready, we can help our entire state become more aware of what could possibly take place.
This course has given me the foundation of this knowledge, and was absolutely needed; I believe that this class should be a required general education course for everyone, no matter where they live. These disasters can affect all of us, we as citizens should be one step ahead of the weather, and be ready to face the inevitable if needed.