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Starter |
Activities |
Task One: Agree or Disagree - find the evidence |
| Hurricanes, tropical cyclones and typhoons are three terms for three different extreme natural events. |
| Hurricanes are like tornados in their spatial extent. |
| Hurricanes are a very predictable hazard. |
| Climate change is causing the frequency of hurricanes to increase. |
| Hurricanes occur on the equator. |
| A tropical storm is a hurricane when the wind speed reaches 119 km/h. |
| You can't out run an approaching hurricane. |
Hurricane Recipe |
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| 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? |
Hurricane Frequency |
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Bars depict number of named systems (yellow), hurricanes (green), and category 3 or greater (red), 1886-2004 |
| Are hurricanes becoming more frequent? Make notes from this article from Times Online 'Big increase in hurricanes is not caused by global heating, say scientists'. |
Review and Homework Task |
Hurricane Predictability Essay Task |
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| How predictable are hurricanes? [10 Marks] |