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  2. TNT equivalent - Wikipedia

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    The energy yield of the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, was estimated at a moment magnitude of 9.4–9.6. This is the most powerful earthquake recorded in history. [51] [52] The aftermath of the 1960 Valdivia earthquake. 2,870 3.34 PWh The energy released by a hurricane per day during condensation. [53] 33,000 38.53 PWh

  3. Orders of magnitude (energy) - Wikipedia

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    Energy released by annihilation of 1 gram of antimatter and matter (50 GW·h) 3.75×10 14 J: Total energy released by the Chelyabinsk meteor. [178] 6×10 14 J: Energy released by an average hurricane per day [179] 10 15: peta-(PJ) > 10 15 J: Energy released by a severe thunderstorm [180] 1×10 15 J: Yearly electricity consumption in Greenland ...

  4. Nuclear weapon yield - Wikipedia

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    Log–log plot comparing the yield (in kilotonnes) and mass (in kilograms) of various nuclear weapons developed by the United States.. The explosive yield of a nuclear weapon is the amount of energy released such as blast, thermal, and nuclear radiation, when that particular nuclear weapon is detonated, usually expressed as a TNT equivalent (the standardized equivalent mass of trinitrotoluene ...

  5. How high was Hurricane Ian’s storm surge? These scientists ...

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    The power of surge. In Bonita Beach, a barrier island just south of the worst of the devastation, 66-year-old Heidi Christianson found sand and storm surge debris on the second story of her house.

  6. List of nuclear weapons - Wikipedia

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    The components of a B83 nuclear bomb used by the United States. This is a list of nuclear weapons listed according to country of origin, and then by type within the states. . The United States, Russia, China and India are known to possess a nuclear triad, being capable to deliver nuclear weapons by land, sea and

  7. Orders of magnitude (power) - Wikipedia

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    weather: Hurricane Katrina's rate of release of latent heat energy into the air. [48] 3 × 10 14: tech: power reached by the extremely high-power Hercules laser from the University of Michigan. [citation needed] 4.6 × 10 14: geo: estimated rate of net global heating, evaluated as Earth's energy imbalance, from 2005 to 2019.

  8. Here's how many Category 5 hurricanes have hit mainland U.S.

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    It caused $30 billion in damage and more than 40 deaths. It was the costliest natural disaster in the history of the U.S. at the time. When the 1992 hurricane season ended, the name Andrew was ...

  9. How do you study a hurricane? Meet the fancy tech ... - AOL

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    In August, four Black Swift S0 drones were launched into the heart of Hurricane Ernesto from NOAA’s P-3 hurricane hunter. As Black Swift orbited the eye, it dropped as low as 200 feet.