1. EXTREME WEATHER Yessica Hardin Mercado

2. Examples of Extreme Weather Hurricanes Tornadoes Typhoons Flooding Thunderstorms Monsoons Lightning Heat Waves Bizarre Storms MANY MORE!!

3. Severe weather affects everyone on our planet! Impacts individuals, economies, governments, wars…..the course of history itself. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/extreme-weather

4. Tornadoes A tornado is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground. They can destroy large buildings, uproot trees and hurl vehicles hundreds of yards. In an average year, 1000 tornadoes are reported nationwide

5. Lightning Lightning is a bright flash of electricity produced by a thunderstorm. If you hear the sound of thunder than you are in danger from lightning. Lightning kills and injures more people each year than hurricanes or tornadoes; between 75 to 100 people.

6. How Hot Is Lightning? Lightning is approximately 54,000 degrees Fahrenheit. That is six times hotter than the surface of the sun!

7. Thunderstorms A storm with thunder and lightning. Usually produces gusty winds, heavy rain and sometimes hail. Thunderstorms can occur year- round and at all hours There are around 1,800 thunderstorms that occur across our planet every day.

8. What might you see after a thunderstorm?

9. RAINBOWS!!!

10. ACTIVITY TIME 1. Tornado in a jar 2. Lightning in your mouth 3. Catch a Rainbow activity.