Hurricane-Investigation (2)homework
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GEOL20: Hurricane Investigation
NAME: _____________________________
The purpose of this assignment is (1) to review the basics of hurricane formation, and (2) gain
experience searching for and analyzing hurricane data from the NOAA National Hurricane Center
website.
Answer the following questions based on material presented in lecture and the textbook.
1.
What is a hurricane?
(1 point)
2.
What is the most important climatic condition necessary for tropical cyclone formation? And what
time(s) during the year have the most favorable conditions for formation?
(3 pts)
Open the following link and watch the video “27 Storms: Arlene To Zeta” and answer the following
question
.
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-‐bin/details.cgi?aid=10829
3.
Generalizing from the information in this video, describe where most hurricanes form and how
they move across the Atlantic Ocean basin. Does there seem to be anything particular about those
places that helps hurricanes to form?
(4 pts)
Go to the following website and answer the following questions.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml
You’ll find just about any information about any hurricane – past or present – here. Follow these
instructions to get to the necessary document: Click on the link Education and Resources
à
scroll
down to Records and Facts
à
download
The Deadliest, Costliest, and Most Intense United States
Tropical Cyclones from 1851 to 2010 (and Other Frequently Requested Hurricane Facts):
4.
By what factor are hurricanes ranked in Table 4?
(1 pt)
5.
What decade between 1851-‐2010 had the highest total number of hurricanes?
(1 pt)
6.
During the years 1851-‐2010, what month has had the highest total number of U.S. hurricanes, and
what is that total?
(2 pts)
7.
During the years 1851-‐2010 what state has had the highest total number of hurricane hits (of all
intensities), and how many is that?
(2 pts)
8.
Refer to Table 2. The deadliest mainland U.S. tropical cyclone occurred in 1900 in Texas, with
about 8000 deaths (Katrina was number 4, with around 1200-‐1800 deaths). Hurricane Katrina
ranks the highest in terms of the cost of damage (see Tables 3a and 3b), yet the 1900 hurricane did
not make the top 30 list for the cost of damage. What is a possible explanation for this difference?
(Hint: Read Section 3. FAQ – Part 1 (on pages 5 and 6.)
(4 pts)
9.
According to this publication, sociologists estimate that people only remember the worst effects of
a hurricane for about 7 years. Why is this dangerous to those who live in hurricane-‐prone areas?
(2
pts)
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