Hazardous Hurricanes

Hazardous HurricanesBy Taylor

Where does it happen? Hurricanes usually occur on beaches or in

the water along the eastern states including parts of Texas, Florida, Virginia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, South and North Carolina, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Connecticut. Sometimes we, even in the Midwest get strong wind and rain after a hurricane.

• The tan color means they often hit, the blue is strong wind regions.

How often does a hurricane occur?

How they formCold air blows in a downward motion while

hot air blows upward, that causes it to spin. The middle forms a circle or eye.

Extreme conditionsHouses can crumble

to the ground.Flooding Being struck by

lightningFailing to evacuate

and drowningTwo hurricanes

colliding as it has before

How to scale a hurricane

Effects of a hurricaneBefore After

Key terms to a hurricaneThe eye- the center of a hurricaneStorm surge- how high the water is raised in

a hurricaneWind speed- how fast the wind blows

Interesting factsThe eye is the safest part of a hurricaneHurricanes are like tornadoes but with water

and are larger.

A video about hurricane Katrinahttp://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/en

vironment/environment-natural-disasters/hurricanes/katrina/

Thanks to page 1http://www.wbdg.org/resources/env_wind.php http://

coastal.er.usgs.gov/hurricanes/extreme-storms/hurricanes.php

http://www.appinsys.com/globalwarming/gw_4ce_hurricanes.htm

http://weather.about.com/od/hurricaneformation/a/two_hurricanes.htm

http://www.naturesfury.net/hurricanes.htmlhttp://

www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/4205444/Houston-struggles-to-recover-from-the-night-Ike-came-calling.html

http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotos-g499455-Xpuha_Yucatan_Peninsula.html

Thanks to Page 2Gary Barnes “hurricanes” World book

Encyclopedia vol. 11 Chicago: World Book 2007

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