HURRICANES BY CHRISTIAN DANNER
HURRICANESBY CHRISTIAN DANNER
A IS FOR AIR
• A IS FOR AIR. HURRICANE
CONDITIONS OCCUR WHEN WARM
MOIST AIR EVAPORATES FROM
THE SURFACE OF THE OCEAN.
• IT RISES QUICKLY.
• WARM AIR MEETS COOL AIR IN
HIGH ELEVATIONS CAUSING WARM
AIR VAPOR.
• THIS THEN TURNS INTO STORM
CLOUDS WHICH BECOME
HURRICANES.
B IS FOR BAROMETERB IS FOR BAROMETERWHICH MEASURES
INTENSITY OF A HURRICANE. T
HE LOWER THE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE, THE
STRONGER THE HURRICANE.
WHEN THEY READ A HURRICANE'S CENTER, IT
CAN SHOW HOW FAST THE WIND WILL BLOW.
THIS WILL ALSO PULL THE AIR IN AND UPWARD
WHICH CAUSES A HURRICANE TO BE STRONGER.
More Weather Tools
A anemometer is a tool
that you use to measure
the wind speed.
A barometer showing fair weather.
C IS FOR CURRENTS
• CURRENTS ARE WHEN WARM WATER
COMBINED WITH THE AIR MAKES A
CURRENT.
• A CURRENT IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC
OCEAN IS CALLED THE LOOP CURRENT.
• A THICKER WARM LAYER IS WHAT CAUSES
HURRICANES TO DEVELOP.
• THIS ALSO CAUSES A HURRICANE TO BE
STRONGER.
When water rises to
shore
D IS FOR DEBRIS
• THE DESTRUCTION OF A HOUSE LEAVES
BEHIND DEBRIS.
• DEBRIS CAN BE HOUSES COLLAPSING, TREES
BEING TORN DOWN AND CARS BEING
TOSSED AROUND.
• PEOPLE'S BELONGINGS CAN BE THROWN
AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS.
• THE DEBRIS MUST BE PROPERLY REMOVED
BECAUSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS.
A town covered in debris
E IS FOR EQUATOR
• E IS FOR EQUATOR.
• WHEN A HURRICANE IS NORTH OF THE EQUATOR IT
IS CALLED A HURRICANE AND IT SPINS CLOCKWISE.
• A HURRICANE IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN IS CALLED A
TYPHOON.
• WHEN A HURRICANE IS SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR, IT
IS CALLED A CYCLONE OR WILLY-WILLIES.
• THESE HURRICANES SPIN COUNTER-CLOCKWISE.
F IS FOR FLOODS
• F IS FOR FLOOD.
• WHEN IT RAINS TOO MUCH AND FLOODS A
CITY OR A TOWN.
• WATER DAMAGE CAN CAUSE MAJOR PROBLEMS
SUCH AS NOT BEING ABLE TO STAY IN YOUR
HOME.
• FLOODS CAN CAUSE FIRES TOO IF THE
ELECTRICITY IS ON.
• HIGH WATER LEVELS MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR
PEOPLE TO BE RESCUED.
• BOATS OR HELICOPTERS HAVE TO BE USED.
G IS FOR GREAT WINDS
• G IS FOR GREAT WINDS.
• WHEN WINDS BLOW REALLY HARD, IT CAUSES
THINGS TO COLLAPSE AND CAN HARM
PEOPLE.
• YOU CANNOT STAND OUTSIDE WITH STRONG
HURRICANE WINDS.
• IT WILL KNOCK YOU OVER! YOU MUST TAKE
COVER INSIDE.
.
H IS FOR HURRICANES
• H IS FOR
HURRICANES. A
HUGE STORM
WITH
STRONG WINDS.
• IT CAN LAST
LONGER THAN A
WEEK.
• IT MOVES ACROSS
THE OCEAN.
• Emergency kit
items
include credit
card, cash, and a
first aid kit.
I IS FOR INLAND
• I IS FOR INLAND. WHEN THE HURRICANE
PUSHES UP TOWARD THE LAND, IT WILL START
TO DESTROY THE CITY, TOWN OR COUNTY.
• FLOODING IS THE GREATEST PROBLEM WHEN
HURRICANES GO INLAND.
• IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT CAN BE
FLOODED, YOU SHOULD HAVE AN
EVACUATION PLAN.
• YOU SHOULD KNOW WHERE YOU CAN GO
AND TAKE YOUR ANIMALS TOO.
J IS FOR JAMAICA
• J IS FOR JAMAICA.
• JAMAICA IS A COMMON PLACE WHERE
HURRICANES CAN FORM.
• HURRICANE SEASON LASTS FROM JUNE TO
NOVEMBER IN THIS AREA.
• JAMAICA IS PART OF THE ATLANTIC
HURRICANE BELT.
• IN 2004, HURRICANE IVAN CAUSED MAJOR
DAMAGE IN JAMAICA WHICH COST LOTS OF
MONEY TO REPAIR.
K IS FOR KATRINA
• ALMOST 2,000 PEOPLE DIED IN THE STORM
DURING AUGUST 2005.
• HURRICANE KATRINA DESTROYED ABOUT
200,000 HOUSES.
• MILLIONS WERE LEFT HOMELESS ALONG THE
GULF COAST AND IN NEW ORLEANS.
• IT WAS A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE.
L IS FOR LANDFALL
• A LANDFALL IS WHEN THE CENTER OF THE
STORM MOVES ACROSS THE COAST.
• THIS IS ALSO WHEN THE EYE MOVES OVER THE
LAND.
• THE EYE OF THE STORM WILL CAUSE THE
MOST DAMAGE.
• WHEN A STORM LEAVES THE OCEAN, IT LOSES
MOST OF ITS POWER.
• IT WILL FINALLY DIE.
• A METEOROLOGIST IS A PERSON WHO
COLLECTS DATA FROM NEARBY STORMS ON
THE COAST OF A CITY OR A TOWN.
• SOMETIMES THEY WILL REPORT FROM THE
HURRICANE AREA.
• METEOROLOGISTS WARN PEOPLE SEVERAL
DAYS BEFORE A HURRICANE WILL HIT AN
AREA.
• THEY USE RADAR AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY
TO DETERMINE THIS.
M IS FOR METEOROLOGIST
N IS FOR NEWS
• THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER HAS BEEN
TRACKING THE STORM FOR A WEEK.
• THEY THINK IT MAY STRIKE LAND IN A COUPLE
OF DAYS.
• IT'S TIME TO PREPARE YOUR THINGS.
• BOARD UP YOUR WINDOWS AND GET OUT ON
THE ROAD.
Something that tells you if a
storm is coming.
O IS FOR OCEAN
• HURRICANES CAN POP UP ANYTIME.
• MOST HURRICANES OCCUR BETWEEN JUNE
AND NOVEMBER.
• MANY BEGIN IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.
• SOME HIT THE EAST COAST AND THE GULF
OF MEXICO AS WELL.
• HURRICANES BEGIN AS TROPICAL STORMS
AT FIRST.
P IS FOR PREDICT
• METEOROLOGISTS USE WEATHER SATELLITES
AND A RADAR TO PREDICT PRESSURE
SYSTEMS THAT COULD BECOME HURRICANES.
• HURRICANE HUNTERS THEN REVIEW STORMS
IN THAT AREA.
• IF CONDITIONS ARE RIGHT, A HURRICANE
WATCH WILL BE ISSUED BASED ON THE
PREDICTION.
• A WARNING MEANS AN AREA IS IN DANGER
OF BEING HIT IN 24 HOURS OR LESS.
Q IS FOR QUICK
• QUICK IS WHEN A STORM IS COMING.
• QUICK WEATHER CHANNELS WILL TELL YOU
HOW FAST IT IS COMING.
• YOU HAVE TO PREPARE FOR THE STORM
QUICKLY.
• HURRICANES CAUSE A LOT OF DAMAGE
QUICKLY.
R IS FOR RADIOSONDE
• A RADIOSONDE IS AN INSTRUMENT THEY
USE TO MEASURE WIND SPEED AND MORE.
• THIS HELPS SCIENTIST SEE IF A HURRICANE IS
COMING.
• A RADIOSONDE IS CARRIED BY A BALLOON.
• IT USES RADIO SIGNALS TO TRANSMIT
MEASUREMENTS.This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA.
S IS FOR SAFFIR SIMPSON SCALE
• A SAFFIR SIMPSON SCALE IS A BOARD THAT
KEEPS TRACK OF WIND SPEED AND
DAMAGE FROM A HURRICANE. IT
• IS USED TO CLASSIFY HURRICANES.
• CATEGORIES ARE NUMBERED 1,2,3,4,5.
• A CATEGORY 5 IS THE STRONGEST
HURRICANE.
T IS FOR TROPICS
• A TROPIC IS A REGION OF THE EARTH
SURROUNDING THE EQUATOR.
• TROPICS ARE ALSO REFERRED TO AS
TROPICAL ZONE AND A TORRID ZONE.
• TROPICS TEND TO BE WARM AREAS.
• HURRICANE OFTEN START IN THE TROPIC.
U IS FOR UNDER WATER
• HURRICANES STRIKE COASTAL AREAS AND
LEADS TO LOTS OF FLOODING.
• THESE TYPES OF THUNDERSTORMS INVOLVE
HEAVY RAINS.
• THIS LEADS TO RISING WATER LEVELS IN THE
AREAS.
• THE RISING WATER LEVELS CAUSES
AUTOMOBILES AND HOUSES AND BUSINESSES
TO BE UNDER WATER, WHICH CAUSES A LOT
OF DESTRUCTION.
V IS FOR VAPOR
• THE SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR A HURRICANE
IS WATER VAPOR.
• WATER VAPOR IS EVAPORATED FROM THE
SURFACE OF THE OCEAN.
• WATER VAPOR IS THE FUEL FOR THESE
SEVERE TROPICAL STORMS.
• IT WARMS THE SURROUNDING AIR AS IT
CONDENSES AND RELEASES HIDDEN HEAT.
How to prepare
for vapor first you
will need to were
a mask.
Something that floats
through the air.
W IS FOR WIND AND WAVES
• HIGH WIND SPEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH
HURRICANES PRODUCE EXTREME WAVES.
• WAVE HEIGHT IS AFFECTED BY WIND SPEED,
WIND DURATION AND THE DISTANCE THE
WIND TRAVELS OVER THE WATER.
• WAVES ARE VERY POWERFUL FORCES OF
WATER.
• WAVES OVER 90 FEET ARE FAIRLY
COMMONS IN HURRICANES.
X IS FOR XL
• XL IS A STAINLESS-STEEL HURRICANE PUMP.
• IT IS A LONG LASTING, HIGH PERFORMANCE
PUMP MOTOR THAT LASTS OVER 400 HOURS
UNDER NORMAL WORKING CONDITIONS.
• IT IS USED TO PUMP WATER TO LIMIT THE
FLOODING.
• AREAS AT HIGH RISK FOR HURRICANES ARE
MORE LIKELY TO BUY AND HAVE XL HURRICANE
PUMPS.
More facts about the XL
The XL is capable of
pumping up to 150 feet of
water.
Y IS FOR YOU
• YOU MUST TAKE PRECAUTIONS WHEN DEALING WITH
HURRICANES.
• YOU MUST LISTEN TO THE WEATHER ALERT.
• YOU MAY NEED SUPPLIES TO KEEP YOUR FAMILY SAFE
AND HEALTHY.
• YOU SHOULD OBEY THE DIRECTIONS OF THE WEATHER
PERSON.
Z IS FOR ZONE
• THE HURRICANE ZONE IS THE AREA WHERE
THEY MOST COMMONLY FORM.
• HURRICANE ZONES AFFECT THE COST OF
HOUSING IN AN AREA.
• LIVING IN A HURRICANE ZONE TAKES SPECIAL
CONSIDERATIONS TO REMAIN SAFE.
• IN ORDER TO KNOW WHEN TO EVACUATE
FOR HURRICANE SURGE FLOODING, YOU
MUST KNOW YOUR ZONE!
GLOSSARY
• BAROMETER- MEASURES AIR PRESSURE
• COUNTER-CLOCKWISE-HURRICANES ROTATE COUNTER CLOCKWISE PARTICLES AWAY FROM THE
EQUATOR
• DEBRIS-THE REMAINS OF A DESTROYED HOUSE AFTER A STORM
• EQUATOR- LINE OF LATITUDE THAT GOES AROUND THE MIDDLE OF THE EARTH
• EVACUATE-WHEN PEOPLE LEAVE THEIR HOMES TO GO TO A SAFE AREA WHEN DANGER IS NEARBY
• METEOROLOGIST- SOMEONE WHO STUDIES STORMS
• RADIOSONDE- A WEATHER BALLOON THAT COLLECTS DATA
• SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE- THIS CHART MEASURES THE SPEED OF A STORM OR HURRICANE
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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• NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, WASHINGTON, DC, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WORLD ATLAS FOR
YOUNG EXPLORERS, 2010.
• PHOTO CREDIT HTTPS://EXPLORE.PROQUEST.COM/SIRSDISCOVERER/HOME?ACCOUNTID=6995