Hurricane/Typhoon Cyclone 5th period by Kathy Witt https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_hurricane 5th period en-us 2016-09-20 18:15:07 UTC 2026-01-16 07:43:12 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Bigthunderstorm.png Most deadly storm  mathew_gutierrez https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_hurricane/wish/125808218 Great Galveston, it was September 8 1900, between 8,000-12000 deaths. It took 60 years to recover ]]> 2016-09-22 17:18:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_hurricane/wish/125808218 davina_walker2 https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_hurricane/wish/125809730 WHAT ARE THE WIND SPEEDS OF THIS STORM? IS THERE A RANKING SYSTEM OR A SCALE THAT MEASURES THE STORM?The wind speeds are 74-95
Yes, the Sarrif-Simpson scale measures them in a category.]]> 2016-09-22 17:22:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_hurricane/wish/125809730 What is the definition of a hurricane? hannah_juarez https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_hurricane/wish/125810144 a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.]]> 2016-09-22 17:23:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_hurricane/wish/125810144 How often do these storms happen? christian_fassett https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_hurricane/wish/125810746 85 hurricanes occur worldwide each year.]]> 2016-09-22 17:24:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_hurricane/wish/125810746 What is the definition of a typhoon?  hannah_juarez https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_hurricane/wish/125810759 a tropical storm in the region of the Indian or western Pacific oceans.]]> 2016-09-22 17:24:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_hurricane/wish/125810759 What is the definition of a cyclone?  hannah_juarez https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_hurricane/wish/125811262 a system of winds rotating inward to an area of low atmospheric pressure, with a counterclockwise (northern hemisphere) or clockwise (southern hemisphere) circulation; a depression.]]> 2016-09-22 17:26:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_hurricane/wish/125811262 davina_walker2 https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_hurricane/wish/125812449 HOW ARE THESE STORMS FORMED? 
Form over warm oceans nearthe  equator. The warm, moist air over the ocean rises upward from near the surface.]]> 2016-09-22 17:28:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_hurricane/wish/125812449 What does a hurricane look like? hannah_juarez https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_hurricane/wish/125813509 http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/101-videos/hurricanes-101]]> 2016-09-22 17:31:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_hurricane/wish/125813509 Is there a certain time of year? christian_fassett https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_hurricane/wish/125813882 Jun 1 through nov 30 each year ]]> 2016-09-22 17:32:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_hurricane/wish/125813882 Describe the most recent storm christian_fassett https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_hurricane/wish/125814603 News - September 24, 2015; 2:28 AM ET.Hurricane Rita slammed the Gulf Coast. Rita was among the most devastating storms of the record Atlantic hurricane season.]]> 2016-09-22 17:33:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_hurricane/wish/125814603 Most destructive hurricane mathew_gutierrez https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_hurricane/wish/125814736 Hurricane Andrew was the most destructive. With only 23 deaths it still caused more than $26.5 million in damage]]> 2016-09-22 17:34:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_hurricane/wish/125814736 What it looks like mathew_gutierrez https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_hurricane/wish/126077602  space view of a hurricane ]]> 2016-09-23 16:55:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kathy_witt/5th_hurricane/wish/126077602