[forces of nature] english - español - flash version - main page
[heading] [images]



[ s e v e r e   s t o r m s   :   q u o t a t i o n s ]


“Thunder is the voice of God, and, therefore, to be dreaded.”

-- Increase Mather, Remarkable Providences, 1684

“There is little chance that meteorologists can solve the mysteries of weather until they gain an understanding of the mutual attraction of rain and weekends.”

-- Arnot Sheppard

“Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces up, snow is exhilarating; there is no such thing as bad weather just different kinds of good weather.”

-- John Ruskin

“An earthquake, a landslip, an avalanche, overtake a man incidentally, as it were - without passion. A furious gale attacks him like a personal enemy, tries to grasp his limbs, fastens upon his mind, seeks to rout his very spirit out of him.”

-- Joseph Conrad, “Typhoon”, 1902

[ format this page for printing ]


[ info ]: introduction - legend - thunderstorms - lightning - thunder - preparation - references - glossary

[ reality ]: current events - case studies - real life stories - interviews - quotations

[ interact ]: multimedia - simulations - classroom - activities - quizzes - message board - resources

[ general ]: about - win our award - awards we've won - guestbook - help - contact us - sitemap

[ forces ]: avalanches - droughts - earthquakes - flooding - fog & mist - forest fires - hurricanes - landslides - monsoons - phenomena - severe storms - snowstorms - tornadoes - tsunamis - volcanoes - windstorms - main page