1. Anatomy of a Hurricane http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJydFJORWf4

5. Anatomy of a hurricane cloud shield - 500-600 km in diameter eye - 20-50 km in diameter relatively warm light winds clear/broken clouds low surface pressure eyewall very strong winds ring of intense thunderstorms/rain surrounding the eye

6. 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season 2005 hurricane season was the most active in recorded history The impact of the storms was catastrophic Damages exceeded $100 billion Over 2280 people were killed

7. WP-3D Orion The most sophisticated plane, it carries advanced instruments to measure surface wind speed. The NOAA aircraft flies into the eye of a hurricane at 10,000 feet, releasing drop windsondes Dropwindsondes Up to 50 per mission are released, and they transmit data by radio. The top is a parachute to stabilize decent, and the bottom is a humidity sensor. They are about 16 in. long.

8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kou0HBpX4A

12. Other information: The word hurricane comes from a tribe of aborigines in Central America known as the Tainos –Huracan was a god of evil hurricanes are known by different names in different parts of the world –Western Pacific and Southeast Asia  typhoons –Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and the Indian Ocean  cyclones –Off coast of Australia  willy willys

13. More info……. No hurricanes form in the S. Atlantic or E. South Pacific No hurricanes form within 4 or 5 degrees of the equator Only about 13% of hurricanes form pole- ward of 22 degrees Majority (65%) of hurricanes form between 10 and 20 degrees of either side of the equator