PPT-Are We Affecting Hurricanes?

Kerry Emanuel Lorenz Center Department of Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences MIT Program Overview of hurricanes Basic theory of hurricanes What have hurricanes been like in the past and how will they be affected by global warming. Park. Mrs. Cherry, 2. nd. Grade. H. urricanes. What is a hurricane?. A hurricane is a powerful storm.. A hurricane is made up of lots of little storms in the ocean.. Hurricane winds can be 185 mph and get up to 375 mph. A . hurricane. is. . . 1. .. The . largest, most powerful storm. . 2.. An intense area of . tropical, low pressure. . 3.. A storm with winds of at least, . 120 km per hour. . 4.. A hurricane in the . Chapter . 2. Copyright © 2010 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved. FORCES AFFECTING. GROWTH AND CHANGE. The changes that are occurring now in the business environment are tremendous. Managers must understand the various forces that are driving these changes and affecting their businesses in order to be effective. A . hurricane. is. . . 1. .. The . largest, most powerful storm. . 2.. An intense area of . tropical, low pressure. . 3.. A storm with winds of at least, . 120 km per hour. . 4.. A hurricane in the . S6E4. I can relate unequal heating of land and water surfaces to form tornados and thunderstorms.. I can relate how moisture evaporating from the oceans affects the weather patterns and events such as hurricanes.. October 27/28 2010. Extreme Weather. Hurricane Ivan. over Gulf, Sept. 2004. Source: NOAA. Definitions. Climate Change. : . . Changes in climate of the past, present or future associated with . natural . . “. Hurricanes: Earth’s Mightiest Storms”. . by Patricia . Lauber. . Summary. and. . Craft . . Guided Highlighted Reading for Summary and Craft of . Hurricanes . by Patricia Lauber. WHAT DO HURRICANES AND TORNADOES HAVE IN COMMON?. Low Pressure . Strong Winds . Hazardous to Life and Property . HOW DO THEY DIFFER?. Location . Size . Duration . Season of Occurrence . Distinctive Hazards. Science. Thunderstorms & Lightning. Conditions That Occur During Thunderstorms. Thunder, lighting, high winds, heavy rain, hail. Electric Sparks by Shuffling . Lightening is like electric sparks that you can make by shuffling across a carpet before touching a metal object. Both lightning and small electric sparks are discharges of built up static electricity. . Progression of Tropical Events. Easterly Wave (Tropical Disturbance). Tropical Depression. Tropical Storm. Hurricane. 10-25%. 50-60%. Easterly Wave. Tropical Cyclones and Sea-Surface Temperatures. Geography of storm names. Atlantic . and eastern Pacific. : . “hurricanes” . Indian Ocean and Australia: . “cyclones”. Western Pacific, N. hemisphere: . “typhoons”. Western Pacific typhoons, 2011 . Chapter . 2. Copyright © 2010 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved. FORCES AFFECTING. GROWTH AND CHANGE. The changes that are occurring now in the business environment are tremendous. Managers must understand the various forces that are driving these changes and affecting their businesses in order to be effective. To understand how they are formed and the structure and characteristics of a hurricane. . Hurricanes. Starter: . Look at the satellite photo below. What is this?. Where do they happen?. Do they happen in the UK? Why?. Presentation provided by:Bureau of Economic GeologyJackson School of GeosciencesThe University of Texas at Austin What Is A Hurricane? Hurricanes are intense tropical cyclones with a maximum sustained