Tornadoes
lightning, torrential rains, and strong winds
What are the characteristics of a Tornado?
The calm center of a hurricane is called
What is the eye of the storm?
The number of Thunderstorms that can occur at any moment
What is 2,000?
Warmer ocean, evaporates more moisture, creating
What is more precipitation?
1 degree C warming increases to
What is 7 percent in water vapor?
Wind, Water, and Temperature are
What are the 3 ingredients needed for all weather?
Tornado Alley
What is the term for the area located between Texas to South Dakota?
Hurricanes are also called
What are a cyclone and typhoon?
The four types of thunderstorms
What are Squall line, Single Cell, Multiple Cell, and Super Cell?
A small shift in a 1,000 year event, can turn into a
What is a 20 year event?
A Nor'easter impacts
What is the East Coast (i.e. Washington D.C. and Boston)?
Half of the World's dust comes from
What is Southern Australia?
Twisting and revolving
What is how a tornado moves?
The most damaging part of a Hurricane
What is the storm surge?
Warm layers rising in an updraft, clouds build and grow, and a downdraft occurs, and causes rain
What is thunderstorm development?
What is more moisture?
Winters are projected to be colder with heavier snow fall and be
What is shorter?
Temperature has the biggest influence on
What is controlling water vapor in the air?
Tornados form by
What is warm air crashing into cold air?
How hurricanes form
What is over oceans as a cluster of thunderstorms that use the warm moist air to fuel the storm?
Rain, thunder, and lightning are
The midlatitudes will experience
What is less moisture?
Projections of temperature increase globally
What is due to the Emissions Scenario?
All snow starts as
What is ice crystals?
Winds can reach up to
What is 300 mph?
A hurricane's wind speed range
What is 74 mph to 200 mph?
Thunderstorms can occur
What is everywhere?
Due to a lack of modern buildings and access to air conditioners in 2003
What is 30,000 people perished during a heatwave in Europe?
Lingering weather and more extreme summer projections will be caused by
What is the Jet Stream slowing down?
One of the most lightning prone areas on Earth
What is Flordia?