Extreme & Historic Weather Events
This 2005 hurricane caused catastrophic flooding after levees failed in New Orleans.
What is Hurricane Katrina?
This layer of the atmosphere is where nearly all weather occurs.
What is the troposphere?
This structure uses large blades to capture the energy of moving air and convert it into electricity or mechanical power.
What is a windmill?
This scientist was taught by greek philosopher Plato and is often called the “father of meteorology” for early atmospheric observations.
Who is Aristotle?
This hot and rainy climate type is found near the equator, like the Amazon or Congo
What is Tropical?
This U.S. volcanic eruption in 1980 triggered massive landslides and ash fall across several states.
What is Mount St. Helens?
This powerful tropical storm forms over warm ocean waters and can bring strong winds, heavy rain, and flooding.
Hint: Common is the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
What is a Hurricane
This instrument measures the amount of rainfall over a specific period.
What is a rain gauge?
This invention in the 19th century greatly improved weather data sharing across distances.
What is the telegraph
This cold climate covers places like Antarctica and Greenland, where ice and snow dominate year-round.
What is Polar / Tundra?
This 1930s weather disaster displaced thousands of farming families across the Great Plains.
What is the Dust Bowl?
This natural satellite of Earth causes the oceans' tides and goes through eight distinct phases each month.
What is the moon?
This type of renewable energy utilizes sunlight to generate electricity.
What is solar power?
In the 1970s, this U.S. agency began issuing public advisories specifically for extreme heat events.
What is the National Weather Service?
This seasonal wind brings heavy rains to parts of South and Southeast Asia each year.
What is a monsoon?
This infamous 1846–47 winter trapped a group of pioneers in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
What is the Donner Party disaster?
These high-energy rays from the Sun can cause sunburn, skin damage, and are mostly blocked by the ozone layer.
Hint: Sunscreen protects from these rays
What is the are ultraviolet rays?
Communities near volcanoes in the U.S. often practice this type of drill to prepare for fast-moving volcanic mudflows
What is a lahar drill?
This 1970s innovation allowed scientists to track hurricanes from space for the first time, improving early warning systems.
What is satellite imagery?
These are the only two U.S. states that contain temperate rainforests.
This 1970 tropical cyclone remains the deadliest on record, killing an estimated 300,000 people.
What is the Bhola Cyclone?
This layer of gas in the stratosphere protects Earth by absorbing most of the Sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation.
What is the Ozone?
Road salt is widely used on northern U.S. roads in the early 20th century to melt ice and improve winter driving safety. This substance is primarily made of what?
What is sodium chloride?
This U.S. government agency monitors the oceans and atmosphere, provides weather forecasts, and issues warnings for storms and natural disasters.
Hint: This federal agency also studies oceans, fisheries, and climate trends in the U.S.
What is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)?
This place in California holds the record for highest reliably recorded air temperature.
What is Death Valley?