Landfall

Landfall is the event of a storm moving over land after being over water. When a waterspout makes landfall it becomes a regular tornado, which can then cause damage inland. When a fair weather waterspout makes landfall it usually dissipates quickly as it loses the inflow of warm air into the vortex.

Tropical cyclone

A tropical cyclone is classified as making landfall when the center of the storm moves across the coast; in strong tropical cyclones this is when the eye moves over land. This is where most of the damage occurs within a mature tropical cyclone, such as a typhoon or hurricane, as most of the damaging aspects of these systems are concentrated near the eyewall. Such effects include the peaking of the storm surge, the core of strong winds coming ashore, and heavy flooding rains. These coupled with high surf can cause major beach erosion. In low-lying areas, the storm surge can stay inland for a long time and mix with chemicals already in the area to create a toxic mess. When a tropical cyclone makes landfall, the eye closes in upon itself due to the weakening process, which causes surf to decrease. Maximum sustained winds will naturally decrease as the cyclone moves inland due to frictional differences between water and land with the free atmosphere.

Landfall (journal)

Landfall is New Zealand's oldest extant literary journal. One predecessor was another Caxton Press journal, the irregularly published Book, edited by Anton Vogt.Denis Glover, of Caxton Press, visited Charles Brasch in London while on leaving during World War 2, and it was then the two "discussed the idea for a new, professionally produced literary journal in New Zealand".

First published in 1947 by Caxton Press, under the editorship of Brasch, the magazine features new fiction and poetry, biographical and critical essays, cultural commentary, and reviews of books, art, film, drama and dance.

Additionally, the journal showcases original works of art in full colour.

Landfall is published twice annually, in May and November by the Otago University Press. As of 2006, it consists of a paperback publication of about 200 pages, selling for about NZ$29.95. A website version of the journal publishes new literary reviews monthly.

Brasch edited Landfall until 1966 when it was edited by Robin Dudding. Since 2010 and as of 2015 it is edited by David Eggleton.

Kent Cottage

Kent Cottage, originally called Landfall or sometimes Freshwater, is a historic dwelling in Brigus, Newfoundland, now used for artists-in-residence and writers-in-residence programs.

History

Landfall was originally a small Georgian-style structure built by the Pomeroy family around 1786. It was built near Brigus Bay, on the Battery, named for the gun emplacements that were there in the 1740s during King George's War. The area was also known as Freshwater as it was a source of water for sealing fleets. The Pomeroy family used the structure as a dwelling for many years but eventually turned it into a barn.

The American artist and writer Rockwell Kent lived in the cottage for about a year and a half in 1914-1915. Trained as an architect, in 1915 he rebuilt the structure and added the addition on the west side. Around this time the structure became known as Kent Cottage, and it was featured in some of his paintings. There still remain some small works that Kent painted on the surface of interior walls and doors.