HURRICANES
Read page 448, 449, 450 in your textbook.  (there are notes on the website)

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/tg/whurlife/whurlife.htm
     1. Over what kind of water are hurricanes born?
     2. What force makes these clouds that will be a hurricane begin to spin?

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/tg/whurwhat/whurwhat.htm
     3.In a hurricane, where are the maximum winds found?

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/tg/whurkeys/whurkeys.htm
     4. What was the strongest hurricane to strike the USA during this century?
     5.How strong were the winds?
     6.How many people were killed?

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/whur5.htm
    7.  During which three months do most hurricanes form?
    8. What is the major source of energy for hurricanes?

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/whur7.htm
    9. What do hurricanes need?

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/tg/wsurge/wsurge.htm
    10. What is a storm surge?

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/tracks/1988.gif
    11.  Look at the tracks of these 1988 storms.  What do they all have in common?  Where do they seem to start?

 http://www.fema.gov/kids/hurr.htm
    12.  What is a hurricane?
    13.  In what direction do hurricanes rotate?
    14.  How fast do hurricane winds have to be?
    15.  What can the heavy waves do when they come onto land?

http://www.fema.gov/kids/huclasf.htm
     16. What are the 5 categories into hurricanes are divided?  What are they based on?

Then, as you view the links below, find the meaning of each of these terms in relation to tropical storms and hurricanes:

hurricane                   symmetrical                   condensation                   storm's eye                   counterclockwise                   spiral                   storm surge                   hurricane hunters                   catastrophic storm

AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
    1) What is a hurricane?
    2) How do meteorologists classify hurricanes?
    3) How do meteorologists know when a hurricane is forming?
    4) Where do hurricanes form?
   5) What is necessary for hurricane conditions?
    6) What causes the most damage during a hurricane -- winds, storm surges, flooding, or other? How can you find out?
    7) Where do hurricanes normally form?
    8) Do hurricanes only threaten the east coast of the United States?

Be a hurricane expert.  Predict the path of a hurricane.  Go on Good Morning America and discuss hurricanes. (click the link)