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Severe Weather
The Caribbean
Potpourri
Geoterms
Hurricanes
100
Tornados
These can happen anywhere in the world, what are they?
100
Honduras
In 1998, this Latin American country recieved 75 inches of rain causing floods and mudslides, what is this country?
100
A great teacher who helps us all!
Who is Mrs. Cramer?
100
Meteorology
What is the study of weather called?
100
the Coriolis Effect
the rotation of the earth causes this
200
Typhoons
These occur in the Pacific and Indian Ocean, what are they?
200
Hurricane Katrina
What is a huge hurricane that devasted New Orleans as well as much of the Mississippi River Valley of the south?
200
Tropical Depression
When winds start to circle inside a tropical disturbance, storms become a what?
200
Tropical Cyclones
What is a severe storm with high winds that spiral around a calm center called?
200
Eye wall
The part of a hurricane which is made up of thunderstorms that surround the eye are called what?
300
Floods
What can happen when too much rain falls in one place over a period of time?
300
The West Coast of South America
Where does El Nino begin?
300
Tropical storms
When wind speed reach over 39 miles per hour, Tropical depressions become what? (these follow after tropical depressions)
300
Hurricanes
What are huge storms that occur in the Atlantic Ocean?
300
74 miles per hour
What is the minimum wind speeds at which a storm will be classified as a hurricane?
400
Blizzards
This occurs when a great amount of snow and wind occur in the winter, what it is called?
400
Tropical Zone
The Caribbean Islands lay within what zone?
400
Monsoons
What are the huge storms cause flooding in South Asia and parts of India?
400
extreme weather
What is severe or unusual weather conditions called?
400
Storm Surge
This causes 9 out of 10 deaths in hurricanes, it's called, what? or What is a wall of water that is pushed ashore by a strong storm?
500
Drought
What happens when an area goes without rainfall for an extended (long) period of time?
500
Cuba and Hispaniola
What are the two largest islands in the Caribbean?
500
It loses strength
What happens when a hurricane moves over a large land mass?
500
Natural Disasters
What is great distruction or loss of life caused by natural forces called?
500
West coast of Africa
Where do MOST hurricanes begin to form?