1. Severe Weather By Kathy, Tanaesia, Essence,Lydia

2. What kind of severe weather are there? Hurricanes Tornadoes Large hail Damaging winds Flooding Tsunamis Thunder storms

3. How is severe weather predicted? Severe weather is predicted when it is likely to happen and SKEW-T can give you a idea of the kind of severe weather that is going to happen. SKEW-T is a thermodynamic diagram that is mostly used in weather and forecasting.

4. What is severe weather? Severe Weather is any dangerous Meteorological phenomena that Causes damage.

5. What causes severe weather? The things that cause severe weather is extreme and intense low pressure systems. Thunder Storms occur when warm air from below blows creating wind, and an unstable atmosphere

6. Who are weather chasers? Weather chasers are meteorologist who chase storms but if it is unsafe to go outside during a sever weather they do it from the inside. A video about weather chasers chasing a tornado. http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/storm-chasers- violent-minnesota- wedge/pyvk79f?q=who+are+storm+chasers&FORM=VIRE5 http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/storm-chasers- violent-minnesota- wedge/pyvk79f?q=who+are+storm+chasers&FORM=VIRE5

7. What precautions do people need to take in severe weather? They need to take shelter Stay away from electrical stuff Avoid large glass area, and windows

8. Why do they chase severe weather? They chase severe weather so they can collect data and they try to get close to storms for the purposes of observation or science.

9. Websites we used www.En.wikipedia.org www.Science.howstuffworks.com www.google.com/crisisresponse/Japanquake2011.html www.theweathereprediction.com www.answer.com

10. Activity for the class The activity we are doing is a brain pop video about weather disasters and when you are done you will take the quiz on it. http://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/natural disasters/ http://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/natural disasters/

11. facts about Tsunamis There was a tsunami that happened in Japan. The earthquake caused a tsunami to happen and it killed a lot of people and destroyed there homes. A tsunami is a huge ocean wave that can travel up to 600 miles per hour. Tsunamis are usually caused by earthquakes, volcanoes,and landslides. http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=1312931 3