Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Entry 5

Oct. 12, 2010


Sunrise: 6:51 am
Sunset: 6:03 pm
Daylight: 11h 11m


Hurricane Paula has reached category 1. Causing flooding in Honduras and along Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. It is forecast to swing west toward Cuba where it will dump up to 6 inches of rain. This is the 9th hurricane in the 2010 season.  This season was predicted to be bigger than average with 14 to 23 named storms and 8 to 14 hurricanes.


1. With what we learned from the video about increasing hurricane intensity; could Maine be at a greater risk of strong hurricanes?  Why?