Thursday, November 19, 2009
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Monday, November 16, 2009
How To Survive/Prepare for a Hurricane
During the hurricane.
- Stay away from windows and glass doors.
- Close all inside doors.
- Keep curtains and blinds closed.
- Lie under a table or other sturdy object.
- Never use candles or any other open flame.
- Make sure to know the possible escape routes in your house.
What to bring if you have to evacuate.
- Water
- First aid kit
- Prescription medicine
- Maps
- Phone numbers
- Torch
- Cash
- Documents(passport,birth cert etc.)
- Mobile Phone
- Sleeping bags
- nessecary medical supplies.
Should you evacuate?
- Listen to authorities and evacuate if you are told to do so
- Evacuate if you live by the coast.
- Evacuate if you live in a mobile home or temporary structure.
- Evacuate if you live in a high rise building
- Evacuate if you feel in danger.
Interesting Hurricane Information
1.The word hurricane comes from the Taino Native American word hurucane which means evil spirit of the wind.
2.A tropical storm is classified a hurricane once the winds go over 74 mph.
3.Most people that die in hurricanes die from towering walls of sea that comes inland.
4.Hurricane season is from June-November when the seas are warmest and most humid.
5.There is a hurricane on the planet Jupiter that has been going on for over 300 years.It can be seen as a red spot on the planet.The hurricane on JUpiter is bigger than the earth.
6.The first hurricane named after a male was Hurricane Bob in 1979 in New Orleans.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Hurricane Names
Is your name on the list?!
For every year, there is a pre-approved list of names for tropical storms and hurricanes.This list is generated by the National Hurricane Centre since 1953, originally they just used female names but male names have also been used since 1979.
These are the names that will be used for hurricanes in
2009:
Ana ,Bill ,Claudette ,Danny ,Erika ,Fred ,Grace ,Henri ,Ida ,Joaquin ,Kate ,Larry
,Mindy ,Nicholas ,Odette ,Peter ,Rose ,Sam ,Teresa ,Victor and Wanda.
2010:
Alex ,Bonnie ,Colin ,Danielle ,Earl ,Fiona ,Gaston ,Hermine ,Igor ,Julia ,Karl ,Lisa
,Matthew ,Nicole ,Otto ,Paula ,Richard ,Shary ,Tomas ,Virginie and Walter.
2011:
Arlene ,Bret ,Cindy ,Don ,Emily ,Franklin ,Gert ,Harvey ,Irene ,Jose ,Katia ,Lee ,Maria,
Nate ,Ophelia ,Philippe ,Rina ,Sean ,Tammy ,Vince and Whitney.
2012:
Alberto ,Beryl ,Chris ,Debby ,Ernesto ,Florence ,Gordon ,Helene ,Isaac ,Joyce ,Kirk ,Leslie,
Michael ,Nadine ,Oscar ,Patty ,Rafael ,Sandy ,Tony ,Valerie and William.
There is six lists of names that continue to rotate each year. Once a name has been used for a major hurricane it is retired from the list and another name is added.For example in 2006 there was no major hurricanes so the list for 2012 is the same as 2006.
Hurricane is sometimes included in people's nicknames to show power and ferosity.
"Hurricane Higgins" was Ireland's world champion snooker player.
"Hurricane Fly" is Ireland's fastest race horse.
For every year, there is a pre-approved list of names for tropical storms and hurricanes.This list is generated by the National Hurricane Centre since 1953, originally they just used female names but male names have also been used since 1979.
These are the names that will be used for hurricanes in
2009:
Ana ,Bill ,Claudette ,Danny ,Erika ,Fred ,Grace ,Henri ,Ida ,Joaquin ,Kate ,Larry
,Mindy ,Nicholas ,Odette ,Peter ,Rose ,Sam ,Teresa ,Victor and Wanda.
2010:
Alex ,Bonnie ,Colin ,Danielle ,Earl ,Fiona ,Gaston ,Hermine ,Igor ,Julia ,Karl ,Lisa
,Matthew ,Nicole ,Otto ,Paula ,Richard ,Shary ,Tomas ,Virginie and Walter.
2011:
Arlene ,Bret ,Cindy ,Don ,Emily ,Franklin ,Gert ,Harvey ,Irene ,Jose ,Katia ,Lee ,Maria,
Nate ,Ophelia ,Philippe ,Rina ,Sean ,Tammy ,Vince and Whitney.
2012:
Alberto ,Beryl ,Chris ,Debby ,Ernesto ,Florence ,Gordon ,Helene ,Isaac ,Joyce ,Kirk ,Leslie,
Michael ,Nadine ,Oscar ,Patty ,Rafael ,Sandy ,Tony ,Valerie and William.
There is six lists of names that continue to rotate each year. Once a name has been used for a major hurricane it is retired from the list and another name is added.For example in 2006 there was no major hurricanes so the list for 2012 is the same as 2006.
Hurricane is sometimes included in people's nicknames to show power and ferosity.
"Hurricane Higgins" was Ireland's world champion snooker player.
"Hurricane Fly" is Ireland's fastest race horse.
World Hurricane- Hurricane Bill
Hurricane Bill is the fifth largest Atlantic hurricane.It emerged from the western coast of Africa on the 12th of August 2009 and became a tropical depression on the 15th of August near the Cape Verde islands. It quickly became a tropical storm.It was a category 4 hurricane.It caused waves that killed two people.
The United States prepared for this hurricane by the fire department decided to increase the number of on-duty lifeguards.Trees were trimmed and residents were urged to stock up on food and emergency supplies as it was estimated that in the event of an emergency up to 650 000 people could be left without shelter.
In Ireland there was also warnings about this hurricane. Met Eireann issued gale warnings to the south of Ireland encouraging boat owners not to go out to sea.They also forecasted 25mm of rain across Ireland.
Hurricane Bill caused there to be 95mm of rain in Kingston,USA during the hurricane.On the coast of America there was waves of up to 10ft in height.A 7 year old girl drowned when her, her father and a 12 year old girl were swept off a ledge in Maine.About 20 people were swept away but 17 of them made it back safely,11 of these people were admitted to hospital for spinal cord injuries.A 54 year old man drowned in Florida due to huge waves.
The United States prepared for this hurricane by the fire department decided to increase the number of on-duty lifeguards.Trees were trimmed and residents were urged to stock up on food and emergency supplies as it was estimated that in the event of an emergency up to 650 000 people could be left without shelter.
In Ireland there was also warnings about this hurricane. Met Eireann issued gale warnings to the south of Ireland encouraging boat owners not to go out to sea.They also forecasted 25mm of rain across Ireland.
Hurricane Bill caused there to be 95mm of rain in Kingston,USA during the hurricane.On the coast of America there was waves of up to 10ft in height.A 7 year old girl drowned when her, her father and a 12 year old girl were swept off a ledge in Maine.About 20 people were swept away but 17 of them made it back safely,11 of these people were admitted to hospital for spinal cord injuries.A 54 year old man drowned in Florida due to huge waves.
This picture shows waves caused by Bill off the coast of New Jersey.
Image from Wikipedia -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Bill_(2009)
Monday, November 9, 2009
Hurricane Katrina
In the early morning on the 28th of August 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit the southern coast of America.It formed over the Bahamas and as it crossed Florida it was only a category 1 hurricane but by the time it hit the coast it was a category 5 hurricane.This Hurricane had a devastating effect.More than 1800 lost their lives and the Hurricane Katrina cause 81 million dollars in damage.The recovery for Katrina is still going on as this was the most destructive storm in terms of economic losses.
This video shows how hurricane Katrina affected the cities it hit.Hurricane Katrina left hundreds of thousands of people without access to their homes or jobs, and Katrina inflicted pyhsical and mental distress to the people who suffered through the storm and it's aftermath.Evacuated citizens fled to all 50 states, mainly Houston.Because of this people were seperated from their families and sometimes parents would be seperated from their children.
Hurricane Katrina-Video Footage.
This video shows how hurricane Katrina affected the cities it hit.Hurricane Katrina left hundreds of thousands of people without access to their homes or jobs, and Katrina inflicted pyhsical and mental distress to the people who suffered through the storm and it's aftermath.Evacuated citizens fled to all 50 states, mainly Houston.Because of this people were seperated from their families and sometimes parents would be seperated from their children.
Hurricane Katrina-Video Footage.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Destruction of Hurricanes
The destruction a hurricane can cause is measured on the Saffir-Simpson Scale.There are five categories of damage, 1-5.
Scale number
1.Winds of 74-95 mph and some damage to trees.
2.Winds of 96-110 mph and trees knocked down,damage to roofs and to mobile homes.
3.Winds of 111-130 mph and can damage small buildings,destroy mobile homes and knock down trees.
4.Winds of 131-155 mph and complete damage to mobile homes and can cause flooding.
5.Winds greater than 155 mph and extensive damage to buildings,can blow away small buildings and flooding.
I got this image fromhttp://www.hurricanekatrinanews.org/HurricaneKatrina.jpg
5.Winds greater than 155 mph and extensive damage to buildings,can blow away small buildings and flooding.
I got this image fromhttp://www.hurricanekatrinanews.org/HurricaneKatrina.jpg
Introduction
Welcome to my blog on Hurricanes.On this blog I hope to improve your knowledge on hurricanes.I will also inform you on some of the worlds worst and most destructive hurricanes.I hope you enjoy my blog and can take some information away from it.Thanks!
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