Dangerous Hurricanes by Hattie Holley https://padlet.com/hattieholley/HattieHolley Made with magic en-us 2017-10-05 15:57:40 UTC 2026-01-30 09:32:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Thunder.png Information about hurricanes hattieholley https://padlet.com/hattieholley/HattieHolley/wish/194370839 *The term ¨hurricane¨
comes from ¨Taino", which is a Native American word that means ¨Evil spirit of the wind.

 *They are named in alphabetical order and alternate from boy to girl. 

*Hurricanes are natural disasters with far reaching consequences.

* It is believed that hurricanes have  killed 1.9 million people in the past 200 years.]]> 2017-10-05 16:04:56 UTC https://padlet.com/hattieholley/HattieHolley/wish/194370839 How hurricanes form hattieholley https://padlet.com/hattieholley/HattieHolley/wish/194375841 Hurricanes form in warm tropical waters near the equator. Water vapor is the ¨fuel¨ for the hurricanes because it releases the ¨Later heat of condensation.¨  When it condenses to form clouds and rain, warming the surrounding air. (This heat energy was absorbed by the water vapor when it is evaporated from the warm ocean surface, cooling the ocean in the process, causing it to form a hurricane.]]> 2017-10-05 16:13:57 UTC https://padlet.com/hattieholley/HattieHolley/wish/194375841 What hurricanes can do hattieholley https://padlet.com/hattieholley/HattieHolley/wish/194420181 *Stronger hurricanes can reach 40,000-50,000 feet up into the air.

*Hurricanes can also form mild tornadoes, that only can last up to few minutes.

Here is the damge that a hurricane caused in florida.
Down below]]> 2017-10-05 17:35:28 UTC https://padlet.com/hattieholley/HattieHolley/wish/194420181 hattieholley https://padlet.com/hattieholley/HattieHolley/wish/196094400 This damage was caused by hurricane Irma.
P.S. This video does not show the damage ]]> 2017-10-11 16:00:48 UTC https://padlet.com/hattieholley/HattieHolley/wish/196094400 More information hattieholley https://padlet.com/hattieholley/HattieHolley/wish/196098261 *Hurricanes can be up to 600 miles across, and can have strong winds spiraling inward and upward at speeds up to 70-200 mph.
*They usually last for over a week, moving 10-20 mph over the open ocean.
*Evaporation from the sea water increases a hurricanes power.
*Hurricanes rotate in a counter-clockwise around an "eye" in the Northern Hemisphere, and clockwise direction in the Southern Hemisphere.]]> 2017-10-11 16:07:54 UTC https://padlet.com/hattieholley/HattieHolley/wish/196098261 hattieholley https://padlet.com/hattieholley/HattieHolley/wish/196138159 2017-10-11 17:29:09 UTC https://padlet.com/hattieholley/HattieHolley/wish/196138159