This is an exercise on Hurricanes.  Hurricanes are among the most dangerous natural hazards in the world.  They can even effect the northeastern US.  There is a lot to know about hurricanes, and that is why I am giving you this exercise. After it, you should be a near-expert hurricanologist, or whatever you want to call it.
 
    To start, go to the web site : http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/hurr/home.rxml  This is one of the better hurricane websites out there.  You can see a satellite image of Hurricane Andrew (1992), which I mentioned in class as the most costly natural disaster in US history.  It was the only hurricane that formed in the Atlantic that year!
    1. Below the introduction there is a list of links.  Start with the link named Definition and Growth.  List the major ingredients for a hurricane.
    2. Return to the main page and try Stages of Development.  Use the information there to answer : What distinguishes a hurricane from a tropical depresssion?
    3. Return to the main page and try Structure of a Hurricane.  What are the 3 main parts of a hurricane?
    4. Return to the main page and try Damage and Destruction.  a - Check the links for each type of destruction listed and write one sentence in your own words about each type of destruction.  b - Also answer: What kind of damage would you expect from a category 3 hurricane?
    5. Return to the main page and try Hurricane Tracks.  This is an animated tool that  shows where some of the major hurricanes from the past years have hit.  From the menu at the top of the page, choose Big Hurricanes and then click on several names to follow their tracks across the Atlantic toward the US.  In words and using directions summarize the general path that these storms have followed.
    6. Return to the main page and try How They Are Named.  List the common names and regions of tropical cyclones.
    7. Finally, return to the main page and try El Nino.  a -What is the main image near the top of the page showing?  b - Since we appear to be heading into another El Nino cycle, should we expect more or less hurricanes than usual in the Atlantic? Why?