PPT-Hurricanes and Evacuations

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 . 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 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. http://www.dannylipford.com/images/article/how-prepare-hurricane-1.jpg. Pamela . Esprivalo. Harrell UNT. http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/tatl/flash-vis.html. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cudK8MwW64I/SOS-fn500eI/AAAAAAAAHGo/onP6gsC8R4I/s400/igor.jpg. 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. By: Maggie Colf. Tornadoes. “There is also disagreement as to whether separate touchdowns of the same funnel constitute separate tornado.”. Tornadoes may not have a visible funnel.. Truth is that we don’t fully understand.. 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. . By : . Deavian. foster . Class : 5H. What is an earthquake?. A earthquake is a shaking of the earths crust and is a geological phenomenon . Earthquakes can cause intense vibration of the ground, soil liquefaction, and distortion of the ground. Earthquakes can happen almost anywhere but are most common along the boundaries of the tectonic plates. Earthquakes are primarily caused of movement of the tectonic plates. It lasts more than a few seconds.. 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. 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 . Geography of storm names. Atlantic . and eastern Pacific. : . “hurricanes” . Indian Ocean and Australia: . “cyclones”. Western Pacific, N. hemisphere: . “typhoons”. Western Pacific typhoons, 2011 . Atmosphere Systems Interact . to . Create Hurricanes. Questions. What is a hurricane. ?. What four . conditions are necessary for hurricane . formation?. What . happens as hurricanes approach land?. What is a . 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