Hurricanes by Nicholas Ball https://padlet.com/nicholasball/nickball Made with big dreams en-us 2017-10-05 12:45:34 UTC 2017-10-19 18:25:53 UTC hello@padlet.com Hurricane Irma 2017 nicholasball https://padlet.com/nicholasball/nickball/wish/194280737 Hurricane Irma hit Savannah, Georgia on September 11, 2017.  No school for two days!]]> 2017-10-05 13:06:04 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasball/nickball/wish/194280737 What causes a hurricane to happen? nicholasball https://padlet.com/nicholasball/nickball/wish/194290481 Hurricanes are intense low pressure areas that form over warm ocean waters in the summer and early fall. Their source of energy is water vapor which is evaporated from the ocean surface. ]]> 2017-10-05 13:21:26 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasball/nickball/wish/194290481 Important details nicholasball https://padlet.com/nicholasball/nickball/wish/195987953 When they come onto land, the heavy rain, strong winds and heavy waves can damage buildings, trees and cars. The heavy waves are called a storm surge.

]]> 2017-10-11 12:45:23 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasball/nickball/wish/195987953 Rain bands nicholasball https://padlet.com/nicholasball/nickball/wish/195992549 Here is an image of heavy rain bands.    Hurricanes can 

spread heavy rain hundreds of miles from the coast.

]]> 2017-10-11 12:56:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasball/nickball/wish/195992549 Storm surge nicholasball https://padlet.com/nicholasball/nickball/wish/196000797 The storm surge brings heavy waves in land.]]> 2017-10-11 13:12:40 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasball/nickball/wish/196000797 Waves change surface features nicholasball https://padlet.com/nicholasball/nickball/wish/196012293



The waves cause erosion]]> 2017-10-11 13:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasball/nickball/wish/196012293 Heavy rains cause massive weight nicholasball https://padlet.com/nicholasball/nickball/wish/197320535 Hurricane Harvey caused torrential rain and pushed estimated 25 to 33 trillion gallons of water, equivalent to a mass of 275 trillion pounds, from the sea onto the coastal regions.  The added mass was enough to push the Earth's surface down. In geology, this effect is known as isostasy. A]]> 2017-10-16 13:10:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasball/nickball/wish/197320535 Wind and water change man made things nicholasball https://padlet.com/nicholasball/nickball/wish/197326850 Homes, cars, boats, roads, and other things are damaged.]]> 2017-10-16 13:21:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasball/nickball/wish/197326850 Hurricane Irma's toll on Florida nicholasball https://padlet.com/nicholasball/nickball/wish/198814155 The whole state of Florida was hit by Hurricane Irma.]]> 2017-10-19 18:11:51 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholasball/nickball/wish/198814155