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Hurricane Katrina
Parts of a Hurricane
Stages of a Hurricane
El Nino
Vocab
100
This major hurricane hit the Gulf Coast in 2005
What is Hurricane Katrina
100
The long strings of heavy rain
What is a rain band
100
A few gathering of thunderstorms
What is a tropical disturbance?
100
When places around the world tend to be warmer than normal the year is referred to as this
What is an El Nino
100
Off the coast of this land form is where hurricanes develop
What is Africa
200
Hurricane Katrina caused severe damage in this important southern city
What is New Orleans
200
The windiest part of the storm
What is eye wall
200
Very distinct eye, with winds over 157mph
What is a category 5 hurricane
200
This continent has unusually warm weather during an El Nino Year.
What is Australia
200
A strong swirling storm with heavy rain and wind
What is a Tropical Cyclone
300
New Orleans is a unique city because it lies here
What is below sea level
300
The calm epicenter of the storm
What is the eye
300
Organized thunderstorms that begin to swirl counter-clockwise but lacks an eye
What is a tropical depression
300
Warmer than normal waters appear off the coast of continent
What is South America
300
These winds blow in one direction and push hurricanes west across the Atlantic
What are prevailing winds
400
This was the major cause of destruction in the city of New Orleans
What is broken levees
400
The most destructive part of the storm
What is the storm surge
400
A storm that has a defined swirl with sustained winds of 39 mph
What is a Tropical Storm
400
The number of major storms in the US normally does this during an El Nino year
What is a decrease?
400
Great destructions caused by natural forces are caused by this
What is a natural disaster
500
This ward was completely wiped out after a tanker ship burst through the levee
What is the Lower 9th Ward
500
This part is what allows the storm surge to occur
What is low pressure
500
Has a counter-clockwise spin with an eye and sustained winds over 74 mph
What is a category 1 hurricane
500
A cooler than average year across the world is called this
What is La Nina
500
This is the area of the planet where tropical cyclones develop
What is the tropical zone