Hurricanes

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Hurricanes

• By Marina, Pedro and Belen

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What is a Hurricane?

• Its a powerful storm that begins over a warm sea
  (tropical zones, equator)

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What are the parts and characteristic

• Parts Eye, rain band, eye wall, warm core and
  surface winds.
• Characteristic Eye, the center of the hurricane
  and the safest and trickiest place, 300 miles
  wide and can last 2 to 4 weeks.

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How are hurricanes formed?

• Water and ocean must be 80 F or more
• Air must cool quickly the higher you go
• Wind same direction and speed

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What does a hurricane need?
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How do hurricanes affect people?

• No power
• No food , water for many days
• No communication
• Dead /injured
• Homeless

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What causes damage in a hurricane?

• Winds
• Flooding
• Storm surge

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What is a storm surge?

• Force of a large wall or dome of water
• Rushes into coastline
• Hurricane making land fall

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What is hurricane season along the United States

• Begins in June 1st and continues until November
  31st

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Where are hurricanes found?

• Tropical Zones near the equator
• Warm Oceanic Waters
• When the water evaporates the vapor give the
  power to the hurricane to form.

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How do scientists predict hurricanes?

• Take pictures of the ocean taken by satellite
• Measure wind by anemometer
• Mission of hurricane hunters

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How can they measure hurricanes?

• Saffir Simpson scale
• Category 1 least destructive
• Category 5 most destructive

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What do hurricane hunters do?

• Fly over the storm 6 times
• 10 hour mission
• Measure temperature
• Air pressure
• Wind speed
• Wind direction

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Global warming and hurricanes

• Amount of hurricane is rising
• No proof that increase is caused by warming
• Definitely making them wetter, powerful and more
  dangerous

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How can we protect ourselves from hurricanes?

• Stay away from windows
• Have bottled water and package of food (canned
  food and a can opener) for at least 3 days
• Have flashlights and a radio with batteries (have
  it handy so you can listen to storm advisories
• Stay inside until the storm is over
• Board up windows and..
• Have a first aid kit
• Protective clothing
• Written instructions of how to turn off
  electricity,gas and water.

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Interesting facts

• In some places hurricanes are called cyclones,
  typhoons
• Scientists name hurricane to keep track of them
• The English word hurricane comes from the west
  Indian word huracan which means strong winds

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What are 5 costliest hurricane in the United
States

• Hurricane Andrew-1992
• Hurricane Hugo-1989
• Hurricane Fran-1996
• Hurricane Opal-1995
• Hurricane Frederick-1979
• and HURRICANE KATRINA

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Hurricane Katrina

• August, 2005
• 1800 dead people
• 705 remain missing
• 1.3 acres of forest destroyed
• 500,000 homeless people
• Dead animals
• Jobless people
• Hunger
• Stranded (lost)

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Book Bibliography

• Ellen Rodger. Hurricane Katrina. Crabtree, 2007
• Gary Barnes. World Book, 2003
• Seymour Simon. Hurricanes, Harper Collins, 2003

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Bibliography

• http// www.wkrg.com/ hurricane/ hunter/
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• http//www.Weatherkids.com/hurricane.htm
• http//www.encyclopedia.com/doc/_1s16006990.html
• http//www.kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/hurricane/i
  mages
• http// www.weatherwhiz/ kids.com/hurricane
• http//www.spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/goes/hurric
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