Cyclones

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Cyclones

• Objective To complete our case study of this
  natural hazard in terms of the 7 key components.

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Storm Chasers

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vgd8WiiXNxhofeature
  related

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Same thing different name.
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Bars depict number of named systems
(open/yellow), hurricanes (hatched/green), and
category 3 or greater (solid/red), 1886-2004
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Why Where do cyclones form?

• What are the perfect ingredients for a tropical
  storm?
• Watch the video below and take notes.

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Tasks

• What is the recipe for a hurricane / tropical
  cyclone / typhoon?
• What conditions are required for them to form and
  move?
• Therefore where do you find them in the world?
• Are hurricanes becoming more frequent? Make notes
  from the article from The Guardian.
• How are Hurricanes classified in terms of their
  magnitude?

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Case Study MEDC

• Hurricane Katrina (MEDC) 2005
• Is it worth rebuilding New Orleans or would this
  simply be a waste of resources and money?
• 7 Components
• Spatial Extent, Predictability, Frequency,
  Magnitude, Duration, Speed of Onset, Effects.

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Hurricane Katrina MEDC

• http//news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/americas/2005/
  hurricane_katrina/default.stm
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina
• http//www.guardian.co.uk/katrina
• http//www.metoffice.gov.uk/education/teens/casest
  udy_katrina.htmlp03
• http//www.geographyalltheway.com/ib_geography2011
  /hazards/hurricane-katrina.htm

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Cyclone Nargis LEDC

• Web Links
• http//www.guardian.co.uk/world/cyclonenargis
• http//www.s-cool.co.uk/alevel/geography/natural-h
  azards.html
• http//topics.nytimes.com/topics/news/internationa
  l/countriesandterritories/myanmar/cyclone_nargis/i
  ndex.html

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Further resources

• VideosITN Burma Cyclone Video
  http//itn.co.uk/videos/a8d2efc7f141912790b8bc7bd8
  b035a4.html Cyclone batters Myanmars main city
  Yangon http//www.youtube.com/watch?vE4NjDAKLxo4
  Hundreds die in Myanmar Cyclone
  http//www.youtube.com/watch?vQUcL1mHYYMo Burma
  Must allow agencies in (Video from the BBC)
  http//news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/7382685.stm

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Useful Links

• http//www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link/earth/Atmos
  phere/hurricane/world_map.html
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone
• http//www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/tropicalcyclon
  e/
• http//library.thinkquest.org/10136/cyclones/cyclt
  q.htm
• http//news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/special_report/7384545.
  stm