Every airline tries to launch it's airplanes on a predictable schedule. But delays happen. This application will examine departure delays at major Florida airports during January 2008.

Week 3 Assignment

Map shows the locations of 1000 seismic events of MB > 4.0. The events occurred in a cube near Fiji since 1964. Circle size is proportional to the magnitude.

This report investigates the most destructive types of storms with respect to fatalities, injuries and financial damage to both property and crops. Tornados are the most dangerous weather type by a margin of nearly 3:1 over the next highest type when measured by fatalities and by 13:1 when measured by injuries. Heat (Regular and Excessive), flooding (Flash and Regular) and thunderstorm winds make up 5 of the top 10 weather events most injurious to public health. Flooding is the most damaging extreme weather to property and crops, by a factor of 2:1 against the next highest value, Hurricanes. Hurricanes, tornadoes and flooding (Regular, storm surges, flash floods and river flooding) make up 7 of the top 10 most damaging weather events.