https://padlet.com/vcantr1429/x4ll72qyx2na Hurricane Padlet en-us 2016-10-18 14:18:52 UTC 2016-10-19 14:29:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Ninja.png vcantr1429 https://padlet.com/vcantr1429/x4ll72qyx2na/wish/131480686 A hurricane is a huge storm! It can be up to 600 miles across and have strong winds spiraling inward and upward at speeds of 75 to 200 mph. Each hurricane usually lasts for over a week, moving 10-20 miles per hour over the open ocean.]]> 2016-10-18 14:20:31 UTC https://padlet.com/vcantr1429/x4ll72qyx2na/wish/131480686 vcantr1429 https://padlet.com/vcantr1429/x4ll72qyx2na/wish/131779631 1. Hurricane Pacifier
In 2008, Daniel Rosenfeld and colleagues at the Hebrew University in Jerusalemproposed that injecting smoke into the lower regions of a hurricane would start a chain reaction that would condense water vapor and form tiny water droplets that, rather than fall as rain, would be frozen on the outer edges of the storm, ultimately resulting in lower wind speed

]]> 2016-10-19 13:44:09 UTC https://padlet.com/vcantr1429/x4ll72qyx2na/wish/131779631 vcantr1429 https://padlet.com/vcantr1429/x4ll72qyx2na/wish/131780043 Over the sea, a hurricane, cyclone or typhoon cancause the level to rise by several metres. This rise in water causes massive waves to hit the shores near the storm. Overland, the hurricanes do a lot of damage, with powerful winds blasting the landscape. Heavy rains from the hurricane's clouds also cause flooding.]]> 2016-10-19 13:45:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vcantr1429/x4ll72qyx2na/wish/131780043 vcantr1429 https://padlet.com/vcantr1429/x4ll72qyx2na/wish/131780439 Most hurricanes that hit the United States begin either in the Caribbean or the Atlantic. Many of the worst start as seedlings coming off the coast of Africa. Like all tropical cyclones, a hurricane needs the warm water of the tropics, which feeds a storm with energy, in order to form.]]> 2016-10-19 13:46:12 UTC https://padlet.com/vcantr1429/x4ll72qyx2na/wish/131780439 vcantr1429 https://padlet.com/vcantr1429/x4ll72qyx2na/wish/131780730 Hurricanes (by whatever name) are by far most common in the Pacific Ocean, with the western Pacific being most active. In some years, the Philippines are struck by more than 20 tropical storms and typhoons. The term applied to various storms depends on their location. Only one hurricane force storm has ever occurred in the South Atlantic - Hurricane "Catarina" in 2004.]]> 2016-10-19 13:46:56 UTC https://padlet.com/vcantr1429/x4ll72qyx2na/wish/131780730 vcantr1429 https://padlet.com/vcantr1429/x4ll72qyx2na/wish/131781044 Tracking tropical cyclones is a constantly evolving science. Different methods include using satellites and radar, and reconnaissance aircraft. Observations from across the Caribbean also greatly assist in tracking tropical cyclones.]]> 2016-10-19 13:47:43 UTC https://padlet.com/vcantr1429/x4ll72qyx2na/wish/131781044 vcantr1429 https://padlet.com/vcantr1429/x4ll72qyx2na/wish/131781522 Only tropical cyclones that form over the Atlantic Ocean or eastern Pacific Ocean are called "hurricanes." Whatever they are called, tropical cyclones all form the same way. Tropical cyclones are like giant engines that use warm, moist air as fuel. That is why they form only over warm ocean waters near the equator.]]> 2016-10-19 13:48:59 UTC https://padlet.com/vcantr1429/x4ll72qyx2na/wish/131781522 vcantr1429 https://padlet.com/vcantr1429/x4ll72qyx2na/wish/131781897 This means that the Coriolis Effect has more of an impact on where the storm goes. In the Northern Hemisphere the Coriolis Effect can cause a tropical storm to curve northward. ... Because the westerlies move in the opposite direction from trade winds, the hurricane can reverse direction and move east as it travels north.]]> 2016-10-19 13:49:57 UTC https://padlet.com/vcantr1429/x4ll72qyx2na/wish/131781897 vcantr1429 https://padlet.com/vcantr1429/x4ll72qyx2na/wish/131782436 NOAA's National Hurricane Center does not control the naming of tropical storms. Instead, there is a strict procedure established by the World Meteorological Organization. For Atlantic hurricanes, there is a list of male and female names which are used on a six-year rotation.]]> 2016-10-19 13:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/vcantr1429/x4ll72qyx2na/wish/131782436 vcantr1429 https://padlet.com/vcantr1429/x4ll72qyx2na/wish/131783026 Scientists can predict the number of named storms and their breakdown by intensity (i.e. the number of hurricanes, tropical storms, intense hurricanes, etc.). They can also predict approximate wind speeds and intensity for sustained winds. These can be easily calculated using elementary statistics.]]> 2016-10-19 13:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/vcantr1429/x4ll72qyx2na/wish/131783026