Hurricanes
Hurricane Sandy in 2012, was a certain type of cyclone that occurs after leaving warm waters. What is that type called?
What is a Post-Tropical Cyclone?
in 1979, a record setting typhoon occurred. The record being the Largest Cyclone in Earth's History. What was the name of this storm?
What is Typhoon Tip?
As of May 2025, Several very strong tornado outbreaks have occurred. How many tornadoes of these outbreaks have been rated EF4 as of 5/28/25?
Bonus Points if they can name the 5 towns struck by these tornadoes
(Franklin, Arkansas EF4) (Diaz, Arkansas EF4) ( Tylertown, Mississippi EF4) (Marion, Illinois EF4) (London, Kentucky EF4)
In Southern Italy, a volcano eruption buried a thriving city in ash and pumice in 79 AD. What was the name of the City?
What is Pompeii?
in 2017, Two hurricanes in the Pacific ocean merged together to form a new hurricane. What is the merger called?
What is the Fujiwhara effect?
In 2005, there was certain hurricane that was even stronger than Katrina! What is the name of this Hurricane?
What is Hurricane Rita?
in 1274 and 1281, 2 separate typhoons thwarted the Invasion of Japan by which country?
What is the Mongol Empire?
The strongest Tornado on Record occurred in 1999 and had a recorded wind speed of 301 mph with a plus or minus 20 mph. Where did it occur?
in 1815, Mount Tambora in Indonesia Erupted. It left a massive impact, specifically between 1815-1816, it is known as the deadliest Volcanic Eruption in history with a maximum death toll of 250,000. What is this Era called between 1815 and 1816?
What is the Year Without Summer?
What is Northeast to Southwest?
On August 17, 1969, Hurricane Camille made landfall in the United States. What state did Camille impact the most during Landfall?
What is Louisiana
Typhoon Vamei in 2001, is the rarest Typhoon/Cyclone/Hurricane for what reason?
Hurricanes cannot form near the Equator, as it would have winds going in 2 different directions that would contradict wind speeds. Causing the hurricane to dissolve
When is 1925?
in 1883, another super strong Volcano erupted in Indonesia. This eruption was the loudest Naturally created sound in Earth's History. What is the name of the Volcano?
What is Krakatoa?
Tsunamis are results of Underwater Earthquakes. The deadliest tsunami occurred in 2004 in the Indian Ocean, Many lives were lost but a story came through. That story had an elephant saving people from the tsunami, why do animals hear earthquakes before humans?
Most Animals have much stronger senses than Humans, specifically hearing the P-wave, the earliest seismic wave to occur after an earthquake.
The deadliest Hurricane in US history stuck the town of Galveston, Texas in 1900. With over 8,000 dead and many more injured, what was the strength of this Hurricane?
What is Category 4?
The strongest Cyclone on Record was Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. Making landfall in the Philippines, it was recorded at what classification?
What is Category 5 Supper Typhoon?
There are different types of Tornadoes, what is the most dangerous type?
What is a Multi-Vortex Tornado?
in 1949, the term Super volcano was created that introduced the theory that there were volcano eruptions that had even more impacts than Mount Tambora's Eruption. 1 of these super volcanoes is a National Park in the US. What is this volcano called?
What is Yellowstone National Park?
in 2011, a powerful Earthquake struck the east coast of Japan, at Fukushima, it nearly caused an even greater disaster. Why was the Fukushima 2011 Tsunami so dangerous at the time?
At Fukushima, Japan, a major Nuclear Power Plant was struck by the Tsunami. There were confirmed reports of Radioactive water leaking. This was a major health concern for obvious reasons.
in 2024, Hurricane Milton tied the record of lowest pressure in a hurricane. Why is measuring the lowest pressure in a hurricane important?
Because it can give scientists an accurate estimate of the strength that a hurricane has. If it has less than 920 millibars (Pressure measurement), it is most likely to be a Category 4 or higher storm.
What are Typhoons called in Japan?
What are Kamikazes?
The most famous Tornado ever photographed was a Multi Vortex Tornado in 1997. What is the tornado called?
What is the Jarrell Texas Tornado?
Bonus points if you said The Dead Man Walking Tornado
Dormant Volcanoes are prominent across the globe, a certain one in Japan is a Highly treasured, well-known mountain. This mountain is called?
What is Mt. Fuji?
Of all the events in Meteorology, what is the rarest to occur
A: Category 5 Hurricane
B: 9.0 or higher Magnitude Earthquake
C: EF5 Tornado
What is C: EF5 Tornado?