Hurricane Anatomy

1. Draw the parts of a hurricane:
      Eye
      Eye Wall
      Rain Bands

2. Show how air and water flow inside the storm.
      Where does warm air rise?
      What happens as the air cools?
      Where does water rise?
      Where does most of the water fall?

3. On the back add two details about each part of a hurricane.


These websites will help you get started

http://www.cmghurricanecentral.com/hurricane_anatomy.jpg
http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00181/PARTS%20OF%20A%20HURRICANE_image007.jpg
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Hurricanes/hurricanes_2.php

Getting Low Pressure

Things to remember 

• As air moves it becomes less dense
• Next to every low pressure area there is an area of high pressure
• When an area of un-contained air moves faster it has less pressure
• Air rushes into a low pressure system

Station 1: 

1. Place the ruler on the edge of the table with about 1/3 of it hanging off the edge
2. Gently tap the edge of the ruler that is hanging off the table

Is the air pressing down  on the ruler (air pressure) enough to  stop the ruler from falling?
    
     3. Place the ruler back on the table with 1/3 hanging off the edge
     4. Now place a sheet of newspaper on the ruler so that it cover the part that is on the table
     5. Gently tap the edge of the ruler that is hanging off the table

Was it easier or harder to make the ruler fall?
How does the newspaper  effect the amount of air pressure?
Which pressure system did you create, high pressure or low pressure?
Where did you create it?

Station 2:

1. Hold the paper by one of the short sides directly below your mouth
2. Blow across the top of the paper

Describe what happen to the paper.
Which pressure system did you create, high or low?
Where did you create it?

Station 3:

1.  Watch the air trapped inside the glass bowl.

Which system did we create, high or low?
What happened inside the bowl?
 
Station 4:

1. Go to http://www.usatoday.com/graphics/weather/gra/gsurge/flash.htm
2. Play flash video about storm surge

What does the movie compare the eye of a hurricane to?
What are the two causes of storm surges?
Why aren't storm surges a problem when the storms are out at sea?
Why do storm surges cause problems near shore?

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?

Hurricane Tracker outline

Below is a useful outline for your specific Hurricane Tracker project. This will help you get all the information you need for the project.

Name and year of your hurricane:

I. Formation
     a. Where it formed (map)
     b. When it formed
     c. What number tropical depression
II. Landfall
     a. where (map)
     b. when
     c. Category at landfall
III. Track
     a. Did it change intensity?
     b. Did it hit land more than once?
IV. Damage
     a. How many homes destroyed?
     b. How many lives lost?
     c. How much did it cost?
     d. Cause of damage: flooding, storm surge, winds
V. Termination, Diminished, Finish
     a. where
     b. when



General Info:
I. How it forms
    a. nine steps (can include your comic)
II. Parts of a hurricane (can include class work)
    a. eye
    b. eyewall
    c. rainbands

Entry 4

Oct. 8, 2010

Sunrise: 6:47
Sunset: 6:10
Daylight: 11 hr 23 m

Tropical Storm Otto is named in the Atlantic. The storm is heading north and west.

What are 3 ways New Orleans is similar to Biddeford?

How can Maine prepare for natural disasters?

Hurricane Katrina

Why was it so devistating?
What happened in New Orleans and the surrounding areas?
What can New Orleans do to better prepare itself in the future?

Nova: The Storm that Drowned a City

Hurricane Tracker Project: Due Oct. 20th

Name:                                    Block:
Hurricane Tracker
Due Oct 20th

Name of Hurricane:     
Year:

A Hurricane forms somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean and is heading toward the east coast of the USA.  How did it form? Where will it strike?  How bad will the damage be? Should people evacuate?

Your job as a Hurricane Tracker is to follow a historic hurricane from where it forms in the Atlantic to where it makes landfall.  You must inform the public about all aspects of this potentially deadly storm.  You will create a 5 min presentation in either iMovie or Keynote. 


General hurricane info:
◊    How a hurricane forms
      o     Discuss high and low pressure systems
      o     Include the nine steps of hurricane formation
◊    Parts of a hurricane

Your historic hurricane:
◊    Track the path of the hurricane    
      o    Create a map with at least five points including origin, landfall, and termination (finished)
◊    Dates: formed, hit land, and finished
◊    Classification of hurricane when it hit land
◊    Damage it caused


You will choose from a list of hurricanes whose names have been retired.  Using internet sources and class work, you will collect information about your historic hurricane.  You must cite all your internet sources.  This will be in the form of a list of the site names or the URL. You must use at least 4 internet sites.  One of those can be Wikipeda. 

You can either type or record your voice to add information for the points above.  You can include your work with hurricane formation and hurricane anatomy that we will work on in class. Below is a list of internet sites to get you started.


http://csc-s-maps-q.csc.noaa.gov/hurricanes/reports.jsp

http://www.hurricaneville.com/historic.html

http://www.weather.com/encyclopedia/tropical/history.html

http://www.wmo.int/youth/tropic_en.html