Extreme weather

Question 1

What are the other names for a hurricane?

Answer 1

A cyclone and a typhoon

Question 2

What does a tropical storm need to form?

Answer 2

Needs to form over an ocean
Temperature of the ocean is over 26 - 27 degrees
Water is heated to a depth of several metres below the surface
Close to the east coast of a continent
Late summer or early Autumn when sea temp. Are at highest

Question 3

Which way do hurricanes spin?

Answer 3

The opposite direction below the equator

Question 4

How long do hurricanes normally last?

Answer 4

Max. time is a month worth of strong winds

Question 5

Name 1:
Cyclone
Typhoon
Hurricane

Answer 5

Yasai
Haiyan
Katrina

Question 6

What are the causes of superstorm sandy?

Answer 6

144 km/h

Storm surges 6-7m

Question 7

What are the effects of superstorm sandy?

Answer 7

3 airports closed
1million evacuated
111 died (41 in NYC)
$63bn damage
Wall Street shut for 3 days

Question 8

What are the responses of superstorm sandy?

Answer 8

40,000 rehoused

11,000 sheltered by Red Cross

Question 9

What is a tropical storm?

Answer 9

A mixture of a cyclone, a hurricane and a typhoon