Hurricanes Earth Science Mr. Doe. Hurricane Season  Hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean officially runs from June 1 st to November 30 th.  Every.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Storms  Unit 5 Earth Science.

Advertisements

Hurricanes Earth’s Largest Storms. Hurricanes Hurricanes are the largest storms that occur on Earth. Hurricanes are very large, swirling, low pressure.

{ How Hurricanes Form Tropical Cyclones.  As you watch the animation, record your observations about the motion of Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina.

Air Earth’s Atmosphere.

Jeopardy $100 Topic 1Topic 2Topic 3Topic 4Topic 5 $200 $300 $400 $300 $200 $100 $400 $300 $200 $100 $400 $300 $200 $100 $400 $300 $200 $100 Final Jeopardy.

Objectives Identify the conditions required for tropical cyclones to form. Describe the life cycle of a tropical cyclone. Recognize the dangers of hurricanes.

Hurricane Lab Unit 4.

Wind and the Coriolis Effect

t/whurwhat.htm t/whurwhat.htm.

Hurricanes Hurricanes  A tropical cyclone that occurs in the Atlantic.  Also a generic term for low pressure systems that develop in the tropics.

Hurricanes. What is a hurricane? A hurricane is a type of tropical cyclone, the general term for all circulating weather systems over tropical waters.

Chapter 11 Notes Hurricanes. Tropical Storms Boris and Christiana Together-2008 Profile of a Hurrican Most hurricanes form between the latitudes of 5.

Hurricane Melissa By Melissa Wrzesien Science 5 th September 25, 2003.

Do Now 2/14/13 1. The hardest mineral is _______ and the softest mineral is ________. 2. The highest point of a wave is called the ________. 3. Nitrogen.

Hurricanes Hurricanes form in the water. From space they look like a huge cloud with an eye in the middle. Only a few hurricanes made it to land, when.

What is a hurricane? A hurricane is a huge storm which can be up to 960 kilometers (600 miles) across and have strong winds spiraling inward and upward.

 Hurricanes are areas of low air pressure that form over oceans in tropical climate regions.  Hurricanes hit land with tremendous force, bringing.

- How does the Ocean Affect the Weather?. - Water, gases, and energy are exchanged between the ocean and atmosphere - Moderates the surface temperatures.

Tuesday, A[pril 15 th Warm-up – page 178 W-U: Explain how a hurricane forms? Where do they form? Why do they form there? Please have out: - beginning of.

Hurricanes. I. How Hurricanes Form A. Start off the coast of Africa as a Low Pressure System or tropical disturbance B. Warm tropical water in the Atlantic.

Global Convection Currents

My life story starting from where I was born.....The Equatorial waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

Hurricane Formation El Nino. Warm-up: water cycle review. Label the arrows with these terms: What are the 2 possibilities for precipitation that hits.

Hurricanes Hurricans form in the water. They look like a big cloud except they have an eye in the middle. There was a few hurricanes that made it to the.

Hurricanes Chapter 13.3.

Global Wind Patterns. What is Wind? Wind is the movement of air from an area of higher pressure to an area of lower pressure. Warmer air expands, becoming.

Do Now Take your seats, power on your laptops and open the storm pulse website. Take out your hurricane paragraphs. If you need to hand anything else in.

* aka air pressure * Caused by * Units * 14.7 psi * Why aren’t we crushed? * Air pushing out * Used to it * Decreases with altitude/elevation.

HURRICANES The History, Structure, Development, and Destruction Source:

Tropical Storms SWBAT identify where tropical cyclones originate; describe the life cycle of a tropical cyclone; recognize the dangers of hurricanes.

A hurricane is a huge storm! It can be up to 600 miles across and have strong winds spiralling inward and upward at speeds of 75 to 200 mph. Each hurricane.

*Refer to Chapter 12 in your Textbook. Learning Goals 1. I can explain how a monsoon forms. 2. I can explain how a cyclone forms. 3. I can compare and.

What causes the wind to blow?

Tornados Hurricanes And Water Cycles OH MY!! OH MY!!!

Hurricanes!. A hurricane is a tropical storm that has winds of 119 kph (74 mph) or higher. ap/

IV. Hurricanes. A. Introduction 1. June-November is hurricane season 2. hurricane- massive rotating tropical storm with wind speeds of 119 kilometers.

How are hurricanes formed ? A hurricane is a system of low pressure that originates over a tropical area. There are specific conditions that must be present.

Guided Notes about Tropical Storms Chapter 13, Section 3.

Lesson 16 How do Tropical Revolving Storms Form?.

Global Wind Belts & the Jet Stream

HURRICANES. Hurricane – a rotating tropical storm with winds of at least 74 mph that develops over the Atlantic or Eastern Pacific oceans Called cyclones.

HURRICANES Source:

Wind Atmospheric Circulation (22:39min). Wind The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure. Caused by the.

General Direction of all storms

I. Hurricanes A hurricane is 1. The largest, most powerful storm

I. Hurricanes A hurricane is 1. The largest, most powerful storm

How do Tropical Revolving Storms Form?

Aim: How are Hurricanes different from large storms?

Aim: How are Hurricanes different from large storms?

The History, Structure, Development, and Destruction

Hurricanes fronts pressure Hurricanes2 General

The History, Structure, Development, and Destruction

Lesson 5.3: Marine Storms *Refer to Chapter 12 in your Textbook.

Section 3: Tropical Storms

Homework on earthquakes

Severe Weather.

How Hurricanes Form Tropical Cyclones.

Weather Flashcards.

Notice counterclockwise motion of hurricane in Northern Hemisphere

13.3 Tropical Storms.

The History, Structure, Development, and Destruction

Cyclonic Storm Vocabulary

Weather patterns and severe storms

SEVERE WEATHER - STORMS

Hurricane Created by Alana Luke Velasquez

Presentation transcript:

Hurricanes Earth Science Mr. Doe

Hurricane Season  Hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean officially runs from June 1 st to November 30 th.  Every year scientists try to predict the number of active storms that will occur. Sometimes their predictions are right and sometimes they aren’t.

The 2008 Hurricane Season  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicted an above average season with 12 to 16 storms, 6 to 9 hurricanes, and 2 to 5 major hurricanes on May 22.  So far there have been 10 named storms: 4 tropical storms and 5 hurricanes.

Hurricane Classification  Storms are classified using the Saffir- Simpson scale. Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale CategoryWind SpeedStorm Surge mph (km/h) ft (m) 5 ≥156 (≥250) >18 (>5.5) 4 131–155 (210–249) 13–18 (4.0–5.5) 3 111–130 (178–209) 9–12 (2.7–3.7) 2 96–110 (154–177) 6–8 (1.8–2.4) 1 74–95 (119–153) 4–5 (1.2–1.5) Additional Classifications Tropical Storm 39–73 (63–117) 0–3 (0–0.9) Tropical Depression 0–38 (0–62) 0 (0)

Life Cycle of a Hurricane  Hurricanes begin over the Atlantic Ocean between 5º and 20º North latitude.  The water temperatures are very warm causing a lot of evaporation.  As the warm moist air rises it cools off and releases the energy used during evaporation. This causes the storm to grow larger and stronger.

Life Cycle of a Hurricane  The warm air causes low pressure to form.  This low pressure is called a tropical depression.  A tropical depression has wind speeds from 0-38 mph.

Life Cycle of a Hurricane  The prevailing winds (the NE Trade Winds) push the tropical depression to the west.  As the storm moves west over the warm water it continues to grow in size and strength.  As wind speeds increase the storm’s classification changes from tropical depression to tropical storm to hurricane.

Hurricane Names  2008 Hurricane Names  Arthur Bertha Cristobal Dolly Edouard Fay Gustav Hanna Ike Josephine Kyle Laura Marco Nana Omar Paloma Rene Sally Teddy Vicky Wilfred  Hurricane names run alphabetically.  There are six lists of names that the National Weather Service uses. These lists rotate and names of extremely damaging storms are retired from the lists.

Life Cycle of a Hurricane  As the storm moves west its path will bend toward the right. This is caused by the Coriolis Effect.  Storms will travel faster and in more of a straight line over warmer water. They will slow down when they travel over colder water and their paths will curve more.

Life Cycle of a Hurricane  Storms will die out (or lose strength) when they travel over colder water and over land.  As a storm dies out, its wind speeds will decrease. As wind speed decreases, the storm will be “downgraded”. A hurricane will be downgraded to a tropical storm and a tropical storm will be downgraded to a tropical depression.

Tropical Storm / Hurricane Hanna

Hurricane Ike – Sat. 9/6/2008

Hurricane Ike - Infrared

Hurricane Ike – Monday 9/8/2008

Hurricane Ike – Infrared (Mon.)

Tropical Storm Josephine

Historical Hurricanes

Historical Hurricanes

Historical Hurricanes – 2005

Historical Hurricanes – 2004

Historical Hurricanes – 2003