Student enquiry hurricanes in the caribbean
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- Historical Hurricane Tracks web site Which hurricanes had the greatest impact in the Caribbean
- Though the major hurricanes make up only 21% of the US tropical storms and hurricanes hitting land, they cause an estimated 83% of the total damage.
- Top 10 Damaging Hurricanes - From 1900-2003
- 10 Deadliest USA (continental) hurricanes from 1900-1998
- Which is the best method of describing the impact of a hurricane – its intensity [category], its cost, its deadliness Give the pros and cons for each method and then your opinion saying why.
STUDENT ENQUIRY – HURRICANES IN THE CARIBBEAN Note this data is based on the period1900 – 2000. If you wish to update this with 21st century data visit the NOAA Coastal Services Centre Historical Hurricane Tracks web site Which hurricanes had the greatest impact in the Caribbean? 1. The table ranks the top 30 Hurricanes by their category and intensity. Try this! In the table below, the capital letters represent the US state where the hurricane path came from the sea to the land [made landfall]. E.g. FL = Florida. Look these up in an atlas. On an outline map of the States of southern USA name and label these States. Draw a bar graph using the following table. [You could use the computer. Make the dates from 1900 to 2000 the divisions along the horizontal axis and have divisions 1-5 up the vertical axis for the different categories. Use a different colour for each of Categories 1-5. Research the intensity of hurricanes since 2000 and add these to your graph. Are hurricanes getting more common? Are hurricanes getting more intense? Answer the question by describing your graph.
2. The following table gives the greatest impact according to the cost of the damage of a hurricane. (the values are adjusted to 2003 prices and level of population, building and structures) Try This! Using the video/photographic resources in the two case study impacts files xxx [make a link] give five types of damage the money would be spent on. Do the highest category hurricanes always cost the highest amount? Use values from the table to illustrate your answer. Though the major hurricanes make up only 21% of the US tropical storms and hurricanes hitting land, they cause an estimated 83% of the total damage. Most of the very destructive Category 1 and 2 hurricanes caused their flooding damage through rainfall, often well away from the coast.
3. The table below shows the top 10 USA hurricanes according to the number of people that died. Try this! Did hurricanes have more impact at the early or later part of the last century? Use values from the table to illustrate your answer. Think of the reasons for this trend. Look up information on the death toll for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita 2005. Do these figures agree with the trend you have noted above? Hurricane Stan hit C America in 2005. Find the death toll for this lower category storm. Why do you think the figures are so different?
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