1. Natural Disasters in the South: Hurricanes and Flooding Asheville Middle School Thursday, December 8, 2011

2. You and Hurricanes If your home was to be destroyed and you could only take three things with you, what you take?

3. Words Hurricanes Flooding Equator Atmosphere Troposphere Dangerous Coriolis Effect Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale Categories Wind shear Moisture

4. Today’s Objective Where do hurricanes form? What conditions do hurricanes need to form? How are hurricanes classified? What are the damages associated with each category of hurricanes? How does geography affect natural disasters?

5. The Southern United States Population = 313,232,044Square Miles = 3,718,691

6. Atlantic Beach, Florida

7. Key West, FL

8. The Atlantic Ocean

9. Moonlight on the Mississippi River Ray Ellis

10. Ecosystems of the World http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/047111636X/aguidetokipaw Red- Rainforest Dark Green – Temperate Deciduous Forest Light Green - Taiga Forest Maroon – Chaparral Tan - Grassland Yellow – Savannah Light Blue – Desert Purple - Tundra Red- Rainforest Dark Green – Temperate Deciduous Forest Light Green - Taiga Forest Maroon – Chaparral Tan - Grassland Yellow – Savannah Light Blue – Desert Purple - Tundra

12. A comparison Earthquakes and volcanoes are non-existent due to plate tectonics. Tornado like events can happen but rarely do.

14. Precipitation

15. Average Rainfall in Norway by the month (in mm) JanFebMarAprMayJuneJulyAugSeptOctNovDec 50352545 70809580757065 http://www.fanpop.com/spots/norway/images/23475852/title/norway-photo

16. Flooding http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&arti d=27795

17. Tornadoes Marilyn Fenn

18. Hurricanes Winslow Homer

19. Conditions to Form a Hurricane Warm ocean water (at least 80˚F/ 27˚C) through a depth of about 150 feet An atmosphere that cools fast Moist air near mid-level troposphere A minimum distance from the equator of about 300 miles (but not within 5˚ latitude) A disturbance near the surface Low vertical wind shear between surface and troposphere (of less than 23mph).

20. The Eye of a Hurricane

21. Conditions for a Hurricane 1. What causes your temperature to rise? What gets under your skin? 2. Something happens to “cool” your spirits or 3. You are not in the safest place 4. Something disturbs you 5. A vertical wind shear 6. What takes the wind out of your sail

22. Troposphere Photo by Nick Juhasz

23. http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/h owhurrwork.html

24. Coriolis Effect Paper plates Ruler Tack Pen or Pencil

25. Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale

26. Dr. Simpson is on the left.

27. Category 1 (119-152 kph) All hurricanes are dangerous. If it is a Category 1, you will need a raincoat. The man in the middle will be very wet by the time the bus comes. 74 – 95 mph

28. Category 1 Hurricanes Mobile homes could be damaged. Small trees could be blown over.

29. Category 2 (152 – 177 kph) If it is a Category 2 hurricane, you should leave and drive inland. Flooding is associated with hurricanes and a Category 2 hurricane produces lots of water and damaging winds. (96-110 mph)

30. Category 2 Windows and roofs will be damaged. Some trees and street signs will be blown down. There will be a lot of damage to mobile homes.

31. Category 3 (177-209 kph) A Category 3 hurricane is very dangerous. (111-130 mph)

32. Category 3 Roofs and porches will be damaged. Some trees will be blown down.

33. Category 4 (209-250 kph)

34. Category 4 In a Category 4 hurricane there will be major damage to roofs, windows, and street signs. Mobile homes will be destroyed.

35. Category 5 (above 209 kph) Category 5 is the most destructive rating for a hurricane. Category 5 storm surge could be well over 5.5 meters.

36. George Hilldegard portrays “hurricane”

37. Earthquakes in the Southern US

38. Rock Slides

40. Jobs Associated with Natural Disasters Can any job relate to Meteorologists Norwegian Meteorological Institute Mathematics County Government Directorate of Public Roads Environmental Science Singer/songwriters natural disasters? Water Resources and Energy Directorate Engineering Emergency Services Writers Artists, Newscasters Reporters Fishermen

41. Words Hurricanes Flooding Equator Atmosphere Troposphere Dangerous Coriolis Effect Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale Categories

42. Today’s Objective Where do hurricanes form? What conditions do hurricanes need to form? How are hurricanes classified? What are the damages associated with each category of hurricanes? How does geography affect natural disasters?

43. Your Task Using the knowledge you have or the ideas this presentation has given you…. Choose a medium (art, music, drama, poetry) to illustrate your understanding of how natural disasters are impacted by geography.

44. References Førland, E. (2006). Climate change and natural disasters in Norway – An assessment of possible future changes. Meteorologisk Institutt met.no. Retrieved from http://met.no/Forskning/Publikasjoner/Publikasjoner_2007/filestore/slf-keypoints.pdf http://met.no/Forskning/Publikasjoner/Publikasjoner_2007/filestore/slf-keypoints.pdf Flood forecasting system Retrieved from: http://www.nve.no/en/Floods-and- landslides/Flood-forecasting-system/http://www.nve.no/en/Floods-and- landslides/Flood-forecasting-system/ NOAA (2011) Retrieved from: