Rumors of Apple Joining the Automotive Industry By Staff Apple interested in entering the automotive industry? Reportedly the tech giant Apple is interested in entering the automotive industry, acquiring the company called Mclaren Technology Group(MTG). This company is known for insanely fast supercars, and creating a Formula One Team would make sense. With reports of Apple buying the whole entirety of MTG rising, a spokesperson at MTG quickly denied any claims of apple purchasing MTG. Perhaps Apple doesn’t want to buy the whole MTG but wants to acquire MTG tech, since their tech is extremely amazing and fast. Nothing has been confirmed as of the moment, but Apple might want to think about investing in the company for future use. What is Mclaren?Mclaren, or Mclaren Technology Group, is a British group based out of Woking and Surrey in the United Kingdom. They are well-known for releasing insanely fast supercars and for acquiring the Formula One team in 1981, a racing team in the highest class of single seated auto racing that is stanced by the FIA ( Federation Internationale de Automobile).
Paraphrased from: “Forget racing, this is what’s really driving Apple’s interest in McLaren” By Yoni Heisler on Sep 25, 2016 at 9:00 AM http://bgr.com/2016/09/25/apple-car-rumors-mclaren-applied-technologies/ |
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Hurricanes,Typhoons, and Cyclones, Oh my: The Basics on Tropical Storms By Lauren Matthews Fig. 1: Hurricane Fran of the coast of Florida, as seen from space http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/rsd/images/Fran19960904color3a_lg.gif Even if you don’t live near the East coast you still know when hurricane season is. This is because of the wide spread news of hurricanes throughout the US. Hurricanes, also known as tropical storms, are large storms formed over the ocean in low pressure areas. Due to now being hurricane season you may have heard of a lot of hurricanes, such as Hurricane Hermine and, most recently, Hurricane Matthew. With hurricane season in full swing it is good to know the basics on hurricanes and tropical storms, even if you aren't preparing for one. What’s the difference between Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones? There is no difference between these tropical storms except the location they formed in. Hurricanes are tropical storms that formed in the Western Hemisphere, north of the equator. Typhoons are tropical storm that formed in the Eastern Hemisphere, north of the equator. All storms that formed in the Southern Hemisphere are cyclones. Fig 2: A map of how tropical storms are named http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/hurricanes/en/ Interestingly a hurricane or typhoon cannot become a cyclone because of the earth’s rotation. This is known as the Coriolis Effect. The Coriolis Effect is what causes hurricanes and typhoons to turn counterclockwise, thus pulling them away from the equator. Cyclones turn clockwise due to the Coriolis Effect, also pulling away the storm from the equator. Hurricane Categories You have probably heard of a hurricane category before but do you know what it means? Hurricanes are classified into groups based on wind speed. This is used to calculate how dangerous the hurricane will be if and when it achieves landfall. Even though all hurricanes are dangerous, a category one hurricane will be less dangerous and destructive than a category five hurricane. The scale used to measure hurricane categories is called the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane scale. The wind speed mentioned in the chart is the sustained wind speed and is measured in the eye of the storm. The storm surge is the change of water level due to pressure changes and storm winds. Although the scale gives levels of damage for each category, it is not always accurate. It mostly depends on where the hurricane has landfall. A category three storm in a highly populated area could do as much damage as category five storm in a less populated area. Damage is more about location of landfall than wind speed to some extent. Importance of Hurricane Knowledge
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