By Navah and lukeDecember 1,

2014

Hurricanes

What hurricanes lead to….3

About hurricanes….4-6Interesting facts….7-8The eye….9-10Work Cited….11

What hurricanes lead to = hard rains , flash floods, and storm surges.

Called triple threat.

Hurricanes can drop 2.4 trillion gallons per day.

They use warm water for energy

Hurricane= huge tropical storm with hard winds and rain

They spin around low pressure

A hurricane lasts for about a week

Hurricanes can make tornados

Occur mostly on the north Atlantic ocean

They are separated into 5 categories

Most hurricanes occur in Florida

5 to 6 hurricanes per year

Only can form with wind

Can form when temperature is 80 degrees

First hurricane hit pilgrims

A hurricane killed more than 30,000 people in 1970

Most hurricanes die when they reach cooler water

The calmest part of a hurricane

The strongest winds are around the eye

20-30 miles wide

The eye is called the cyclone

The rain around the eye is the strongest

Websites= www.National geographic.com and www.Sciencekids.com [no authors]

Books= Storms and Hurricanes by:Gemmel,Kathy Scholastic INC. 1995

Hurricanes by: Lauber, Patrica Houghton Mifflin 1996