Chile - Sam Beecher Geology 9

Week 10: Extreme Weather This weeks blog will be slightly different, Instead of talking on Chile's extreme weather, I will be talking about the U.S.'s extreme weather. This weeks blog will be all about what extreme weather is and all of the kinds of extreme weather that we have in the United States. First, extreme weather is defined as a weather pattern that is severe and potentially dangerous which is not of the norm. An example of this is a blizzard. A regular snowstorm is somewhat normal depending on the area, but a blizzard is an extreme case of a snowstorm. The United States has no shortages of Extreme weather. Some examples of what the U.S. has are as follows: Hurricanes, typhoons, monsoons, tornados, heat waves, droughts, major flooding, lightning, hail, blizzards, and many more. The U.S. Experiences all of these across its expansive land. One example of this is where I am from, Colorado, Hail, flooding, lightning, heat waves, droughts, and blizzards have all happene...