DO NOW Pick up the Hurricane sheet from the front desk. Get out ALL YOUR NOTES from the first unit. There are eleven. Put them in order. Your article summary is due by Monday. Have you finished it? Have you turned in your mineral lab?
HURRICANES Are You Ready?
WHAT IS A HURRICANE? A Hurricane is a storm with a violent wind, exceeding 72 mph. Hurricane 101
WHAT IS A HURRICANE? Form over really warm ocean water- 80°F or warmer. Energy from warm ocean waters forms a center of low pressure. Higher temperatures, more evaporation, more energy!
WHAT IS A HURRICANE? Storm Simulator Form in tropical regions, north and south of the equator. Hurricanes rotate in a counter-clockwse direction (Northern hemisphere) around the low pressure center called the "eye." Storm Simulator
Hurricane Damage Storm Surge Storm surge damage: Accounts for 90% of all hurricane deaths Large dome of water often 50 to 100 miles wide that sweeps across the coastline near where a hurricane makes landfall. The stronger the hurricane and the shallower the offshore water, the higher the surge is. Storm Surge
POWERFUL WINDS Powerful Winds
HURRICANE IRMA Hurricane Irma is now a Category 4 hurricane. She has been called one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record. Where will she go?
HURRICANE IRMA
HURRICANE IRMA
TO DO Get with a partner and follow the directions on the handout. A computer and the data points are available in the back . Colored pencils are in the back. Handout is due today!