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Report Title:
'Wild Hurricanes!'
Submitted to: Mrs. Halfyard
Submitted by: Ayoub Zubairi
Date Due: February 17th, 2006
Wild Hurricanes!
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By Ayoub Zubairi
Parts of a
Hurricane
A
hurricane has three main parts. They are: The Eye, The Eye Wall, and Rain
Bands. The Eye is the low pressure, calm center of circulation (as tested
in my project). The Eye Wall is the area around the eye with the fastest
and most violent winds. The Rain Bands are a series of thunder storms
moving away from the eye, which is a part of the evaporation and
condensation cycle.
Size and
Location
Hurricanes come in many different sizes. Some are small, and have
only a few bands of wind, and just some rain behind them. Others are
larger, and the bands of winds and rain spread out over hundreds of
thousands of miles.
There are
four different kinds of weather alerts for hurricanes. They are, 'Tropical
Storm Watch' (warned when winds are from 39 to 73 mph). The next is
'Tropical Storm Warning' (warned when the storm can reach you're house
within 24 hrs). The third is 'Hurricane Watch' (warned when hurricane is
possible in 36 hrs). The last is a 'Hurricane Warning' (warned when the
hurricane is likely within 24 hrs).
Hurricane
Damages
Damage
is caused my hurricanes because of a lot of reasons. Hurricanes bring HUGE
amounts of rain. A big hurricane can leave inches of rain in just about a
day or two. A hurricane causes 'high sustained' winds. This can cause
structural damage, like rolling over cars, and blowing down trees and
buildings. Often, winds of a hurricane can push a wall of water. This is
called a 'storm surge'. A lot of the time, this can cause in-land
flooding.
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