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1 IRMA AND MARIA Bloomberg Philanthropies USVI Hurricane Recovery and Resilience Task Force EXECUTIVE SUMMARY USVI Hurricane Recovery and Resilience Task Force 23 HURRICANES IRMA AND MARIA Hurricanes. edu Overview of Lesson This lesson is based upon a data set partially disc ussed in the article Female Hurricanes are Deadlier than Male Hurricanes written by Kiju Junga Sharon Shavitta Madhu Viswa nathana and Joseph M Hilbed The data set contains ar Hilbe Department of Business Administration and Department of Psychology Institute of Communications Research and Survey Research Laboratory and Women and Gender in Global Perspectives University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Champaign IL 61820 an Eurico D’Sa. Dong-Shan Ko*, Mitsuko Korobkin, Nan Walker. Dept. of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences. Louisiana State University. *Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center. Thanks: NASA Ocean Color Data Processing Team . Tornadoes. are very violent. When Tornadoes are single they last only a few minutes. Tornadoes travel in a north eastern direction. Tornadoes are usually in a funnel shape. Tornadoes can happen in any part of the United States. Usually the eye of a tornado is the calmest place. Tornadoes are mostly gray.. What you need to know about hurricanes and how to keep yourself safe if one comes to Corpus Christi. What is a hurricane?. Hurricane (n): violent, tropical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or in excess of 72 miles per hour . 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 . Hurricane landfalls in the U.S. since 1950 – 2005 / National Climatic Data Center / NOAA. What is a Hurricane? . A hurricane is a . large, severe storm that develops over tropical (warm) oceans. . 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 . 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. . 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. 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?.