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Blizzard
* Most blizzards bring snow
  - occur in locations
* Some blizzards occur in regions.
  * A 'blizzard' large winter storm. It brings low temperatures, strong winds, and a lot of blowing snow. Blizzards start when a high pressure system touches as low pressure system. The word 'blizzard' is sometimes used incorrectly by news media to talk about big winter storms, even if the storm is not a blizzard.
* also can cause a variety of other problems
  - cause sea levels to rise, which can lead to flooding
  - develop rapidly any time of year, but especially in late fall, winter, and spring
* are a rare occurrence in Atlantic Canada
  - time for rest, and who can argue with the wind
  - totally white snake with red eyes and very little to no visible pattern
* are common in north-eastern United States and upper Midwest
  - with occasional sunny days and frigid nights between storms
  - heavy snows, very cold temperatures, and high winds
  - white storms that kill
* can cause serious damage.
* can create a variety of dangerous conditions
  - life-threatening conditions
  - include falling or blowing snow
* can occur there even in summer
  - virtually anytime
  - produce a variety of dangerous situations
  - reduce visibility significantly and produce life threatening wind chills
  - turn bare pavement into hood-high drifts in a matter of minutes
* cause accidents that can kill the driver, passengers, or pedestrians
  - power outages, block roadways, and strand people in buildings and cars
  - terrible damage
* have extent
  - no equal in California
* includes storm centers.
  - when it snows
* often cause normal activities to stop.
* paralyze much of Midwest.
* pose the greatest threat of any Canadian weather phenomenon.

### storm | blizzard:

Sudden blizzard
* can cause terrible damage to infrastructure as well as danger to human life.
* cause damage

Coastal storm
* Most coastal storms bring strong wind
* Some coastal storms are followed by heavy lake effect snow
  - heavy snow
* are the primary agents of change in the levels of the sea, land and groundwater.

Extreme storm
* Most extreme storms drive current
  - electrical current
* Some extreme storms create radiation.

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Geomagnetic storm
* are a natural hazard, like hurricanes and tsunamis
  - natural hazards
  - the space equivalent of hurricanes in the Atlantic
* can actually cause the atmosphere of Earth to expand affecting satellite orbits.
* can also disrupt radio transmissions and affect power grids
  - trigger beautiful aurorae
  - cause electrical components to fail in the power grid and damage satellites
  - last several hours or even days, waxing and waning several times a day
  - trigger power blackouts and satellite failures
* have similar effects, but with greater vigor.
* is the global disturbance of the Earth's magnetism.
* pose a big threat to the routine technologies which support our everyday living.

Hail storm
* Most hail storms do damage
  - serious damage
* are common at the beginning and end of the rainy season.
* can cause severe damage to property and agriculture
  - occasionally lighten crops and damage vines

Hailstorm
* are hailings
  - responsible for some of the most severe damage insurance pay outs in Australia
* can be especially devastating to farm fields, ruining crops and damaging equipment.
* have a devastating effect on homeowners' insurance rates
  - history of significant damage in Australia

Huge storm
* Most huge storms are caused by wind.
* hit sites.