Atlantic Hurricanes With Dr. Jeff Halverson: Understanding the 21st Century's New Threat
| 31. The Dying Gasp - Rain | |
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Freshwater flooding is the number one killer of land falling hurricanes. It is typical for a land falling hurricane, even a weak tropical storm, to produce 10"- 12" of rain. + Read More / View video + Download Quick Time |
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Media Content: The number one cause of hurricane-related deaths in the western hemisphere is freshwater flooding. Over Isabel's two-week lifetime, our calculations reveal that the storm produced a total of 82 billion tons of rainfall. That's enough to nearly fill all of Lake Erie! + Download media This sequence illustrates the TRMM-derived rain accumulation for Hurricane Katrina. Katrina didn't begin intensifying into a powerful storm until after the disturbance passed from the Florida Straits into the Gulf of Mexico. + Download media National Standards: E.2, K-4: students should develop understanding about science and technology. D.1, 5-8; students should develop an understanding of structure of the earth system. D.1, 9-12; students should develop an understanding of energy in the earth system. |
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| 32. The Benefits of Hurricanes | |
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Violent storms such as hurricanes exist not to disrupt lives and cause harm, but rather as nature's safety valve - a means for the fluid systems of the planet (such as air) to redistribute the excess heat energy received in tropical latitudes, transporting it toward the cooler poles. + Read More / View video + Download Quick Time |
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Media Content: This image is a montage of the five vicious storms of 2005 as captured by weather satellites - but mercifully, not all at once! + Download media National Standards: D.1, 5-8; students should develop an understanding of structure of the earth system. D.1, 9-12; students should develop an understanding of energy in the earth system. |
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| 33. Question and Answer | |
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| 35. 27 Storms: Arlene to Zeta | |
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Many records were broken during the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season including the most hurricanes ever, the most category 5 hurricanes, and the most intense hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic as measured by atmospheric pressure. + Read More / View video + Download Quick Time |
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National Standards: D.1, 5-8; students should develop an understanding of structure of the earth system. D.1, 9-12; students should develop an understanding of energy in the earth system. |
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