 Climate the Environment and People unit
 Example of a low pressure weather event
 Example of an extreme weather event
Key Words: match the words and definitions
Eye
Hurricane
Area around the centre of the hurricane. Strongest winds and rain
Very tall thick clouds that give torrential rain
Storm Surge Centre of hurricane low winds and clear skies
Cumulonimbus clouds
Severe low pressure storm in the Atlantic, Cyclone in the Indian ocean and
Typhoon in the Pacific
Coastal
Eye wall
Katrina
Sea level rises due to very low air pressure, causes flooding.
Area land adjacent to the ocean
1.
Costliest and one of the deadliest Hurricanes in the history of the USA
2.
Third-strongest hurricane on record that made landfall in the United States
3.
Katrina devastated the Gulf coast as far as 100 miles (160 km) from the storm's center
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Formed over the Bahamas
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Crossed southern Florida as a moderate Category 1 hurricane
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Strengthened rapidly in the very warm Gulf of Mexico
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Wind speed reached 280km/h
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Huge storm surge flooded coastal areas around the gulf of Mexico near New Orleans
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Heavy Rain flooded some areas and caused the Mississippi to burst its banks
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Levees around New Orleans burst in 53 places
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Many areas in New Orleans are below sea level because they have been drained and have shrunk.
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80% of New Orleans flooded – many areas for several weeks
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1836 people (at least) died
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$81,2 billion damage bill – costliest natural disaster in the USA
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Thousands of people took shelter oin the Sports domb but services there could not cope and crime was a problem
16.
Most people left with early warning. Others stayed because they choose to or could not leave.
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Most of those who died were elderly and black.
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After the hurricane there was an enquiry about the loss of life and lack of effective help for the people involved.
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The Levees broke because money was not spent on maintaining defences
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Parts of New Orleans will never be rebuilt, other areas are now working again.
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Thousands of people who were evacuated to other cities have not returned.
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The storm dissipated on 31 st
August
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Lots of erosion from huge waves damaged islands and beaches
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Breeding grounds for wildlife such as turtles and sea birds was destroyed.
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Areas of marsh were covered with salt water and therefore damaged
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Fundraising and politics mixed in the aftermath including concerts.

Add labels to the diagram below. Include :- eye, eye wall, strongest winds, Storm Surge.
Cumulonimbus clouds, rotation of storm, Air drawn into the centre, Heavy rain.
Sort the statements below into where, when, what, why, consequences
Facts.
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Hurricanes start as tropical storms off the coast of West Africa
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Sea temperatures of 27C are needed
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Wind speeds get up to 300 km/h
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There is an eye around which the storm spins
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The eye is often fairly calm
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the eye wall has strongest wind speeds
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Warm moist air is drawn in from areas around
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The storm is often 600km across
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There is intense low pressure at the centre causing sea levels to rise
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The three hazards are torrential rain, strong winds and storm surges.
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Hurricanes get their energy from warm sea.
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Hurricanes die out on land
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in the Atlantic they form from August to November
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In the Pacific they are called Typhoons and in the Indian Ocean – Cyclones
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Hurricanes spin because of the rotation of the earth
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The best defence is a good weather forecast
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Hurricanes are monitored using satellites.