Tropical cyclone hazards Which is the biggest killer? Storm surge - river and coastal flooding Storm tide an extra-high tide Extreme rainfall lots of rain Inland flooding mostly caused by rivers and runoff High winds sometimes over
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Tropical cyclone hazards<br>
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Which is the biggest killer? Storm surge - river and coastal flooding
Storm tide – an extra-high tide
Extreme rainfall – lots of rain
Inland flooding – mostly caused by rivers and runoff
High winds – sometimes over 170mph
Tornadoes – at least they’re not fire tornadoes
Rip currents – pull you out to sea from shallow water Which do you think is the biggest cause of death due to tropical cyclones?<br>
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Tropical Cyclone Hazards A hazard has the potential to cause harm.
Harm means physical injury, including death. What is a hazard?<br>
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Tropical Cyclone Hazards Lets get organised!
You will need to be in a group of 4-6.
Each person needs a worksheet, and must fully complete their own worksheet.
Write your name, class, and today’s date on your worksheet! Group work<br>
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Tropical Cyclone Hazards Instructions
The information you need to complete your worksheets has been spready around the room.
For each hazard you must describe it, explain what causes it, and describe its effects.
Finally, for each hazard, you have to give it a hazard score out of 10 (where 10 is most dangerous).<br>
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Tropical Cyclone Hazards Rules
Only one person can move around the room from your group.
You must take turns to move around the room
Every minute the next person may move.
Only one person can be away from the group at any time<br>
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STOP! 1 Tropical Cyclone Hazards Go The first group to complete the task gets a prize 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20<br>
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So, which is the biggest killer? What do you think?
