DESTRUCTIVE STORMS IN ALABAMA

Prevention of destructive tropical and extratropical storms , hurricanes , tornadoes , dangerous thunderstorms , and catastrophic

Tropical cyclones and storms, hurricanes, powerful thunderclouds, which generate tornadoes, destructive ex-tratropical cyclones, which result in catastrophic floods, are the powerful cloud systems that contain huge amount of water. According to the hypothesis argued in this paper, an electric field coupled with powerful clouds and electric forces play a cardinal role in supporting this huge mas...

Historical Changes in the Mississippi-Alabama Barrier-Island Chain and the Roles of Extreme Storms, Sea Level, and Human Activities

MORTON, R.A., 2008. Historical changes in the Mississippi-Alabama barrier-island chain and the roles of extreme storms, sea level, and human activities. Journal of Coastal Research, 24(6), 1587–1600. West Palm Beach (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. Barrier-island chains worldwide are undergoing substantial changes, and their futures remain uncertain. An historical analysis of a barrier-island chain i...

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Poliomyelitis in Alabama

It is the purpose of this report to describe a part of the natural history of poliomyelitis in the State of Alabama during the elevenyear period, 1931 to 1942. Two epidemics of poliomyelitis occurred in Alabama during this period of time, apparently the first of any size to be recorded in the state. The occurrence of large epidemics of poliomyelitis in the deep South in recent years' 15 makes i...

Rabies in bats from Alabama.

Data on rabies virus infection in bats that were submitted to the Alabama Department of Public Health from 1995-2005 were analyzed. Demographic factors, such as species and sex, and temporal aspects, such as yearly and monthly trends, were investigated. Thirteen species of bats were submitted, and of those, individuals from seven species were rabid; prevalence was highest in Lasiurus borealis a...