PPT-I. Hurricanes

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 . 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 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 . 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. 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.. 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 . Anthony R. Lupo. Department of Soil, Environmental, and Atmospheric Science. 302 E ABNR Building. University of Missouri – Columbia. Columbia, MO 65211. Hurricanes: The Evil Wind. Hurricanes are a tropical system, which have a unique structure, and, sometimes, unique behavior. . The History, Structure, Development, and Destruction. Source: http://www.dc.peachnet.edu/~pgore/students/w97/matheson/hpage.htm. What is a hurricane?. Violent cyclonic storm that develops in the tropical region. The History, Structure, Development, and Destruction. Source: http://www.dc.peachnet.edu/~pgore/students/w97/matheson/hpage.htm. What is a hurricane?. Violent cyclonic storm that develops in the tropical region. 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. Tornadoes are . rotating columns of air that extend down from a storm cloud in the shape of a . funnel.. Anything . in the path of a tornado, including houses, cars, forests, and other ecosystems, . are . Hurricane Seasons. Saffir. -Simpson Scale. What is a hurricane. ?. What . 4 conditions are necessary for hurricane . formation. What . happens as hurricanes approach land?. Based on wind speed:. Hurricanes that are Category 3 or higher . 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 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?.