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Extreme Weather Examples

Extreme Weather Examples

Extreme weather includes unexpected, unusual, unpredictable, severe or unseasonal weather; weather at the extremes of the historical distribution--the range that has been seen in the past. Often, extreme events are based on a location's recorded weather history and defined as lying in the most unusual ten percent.


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Extreme Weather Examples

Extreme weather

Use this template to learn about extreme weather. Find information about extreme weather events like hurricanes and tornadoes and think about what you can do in case you encounter one of them. Learn what are the world’s most affected areas and what is the time of the year when the hurricanes occur.

Extreme Weather

Learn more about hurricanes and tornadoes, the areas of the world they affect, how they are formed and when, and what you can do to survive such an extreme storm.

Hurricanes

Hurricanes that have been known throughout history

Hurrican name

Where did it hit?


Type in the name of the area that was affected.

Research on the emergency procedures and safety tips that can keep you safe before, during and after a hurricane.

Safety tips after the hurricane

List several safety tips that will help you cope with the situation after the hurricane has left your area.

List several emergency procedures and safety tips that will keep you safe during a hurricane.

List several emergency procedures and safety tips that will prepare you for a hurricane.

How do hurricanes form?

How do hurricanes form?

Watch the video then type in a short explanation of how the hurricanes are formed.

Additional info
Hurricane Intensity Rating System

The classification system for hurricanes is called The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, and it's a 1 to 5 categorization of the hurricane's intensity at the indicated time.

Each category expresses the intensity in miles per hour. Example: category 1 (74-95 mph).

Type in the other 4 categories.

What time of the year do the hurricanes occur?
Season

Type in the two official seasons from the Atlantic and Pacific.

Areas of the world most affected by hurricanes

Which are the areas/countries of the world hit most frequently or severely by hurricanes? Choose from the options below or add your own.

ChinaPhilippinesGrand CaymanJapanAustraliaUnited StatesCaribbeanMexicoTaiwanVietnamAtlantic CoastOther
What are hurricanes?

Hurricanes are the most violent, swirling storms on Earth, with winds that can go up to 259 kilometers per hour.
A hurricane's forming elements:

Tornadoes

Examples

Tornadoes that have been known throughout history

Tornado name

Damage

What were the damages caused by it?


Type in the answer.

Where

Where did it occur?


Type in the name of the area that was affected.

When

When did it take place?


Type in the answer.

What to do?

Research on the emergency procedures and safety tips that can keep you safe before, during and after a hurricane. Type in several of them.

Safety tips after the tornado

List several safety tips that will help you cope with the situation after the tornado has left your area.

During

List several emergency procedures and safety tips that will keep you safe during a tornado.

Before

List several emergency procedures and safety tips that will prepare you for a tornado.

How do tornados form?

Tornadoes are the most violent storms on Earth

Watch the video then type in a short explanation of how the tornadoes are formed.

Formation
Tornado Intensity Rating System

The classification system for tornadoes is called The Fujita Scale (or F scale), and it's an F0 to F6 categorization of the tornado's intensity.

Each category expresses the intensity in miles per hour.

Example: category F0 (40–72 mph; includes damages to trees, chimneys, and billboards).

Type in the other 5 categories.

Category
What time of the year do the tornadoes occur?

Tornadoes can occur almost all over the world, but US's unique geography makes it the ideal place for their development.
Type in the tornado seasons in the United States, taking into account the
Southeast and Northern Plains regions.

Tornado season
Areas of the world most affected by tornadoes

Which are the areas/countries of the world hit most frequently or severely by tornadoes? Choose from the options below or add your own.


North AmericaEuropeSouth AfricaPhilipppinesBangladeshNew ZealandSouth AmericaCanadaOther
What are tornadoes?

Tornadoes are local storms of short duration (this ranges between 5 and 10 minutes) formed of winds that rotate at very high speeds, usually in a counter-clockwise direction.
A tornado's characteristics:

Definition

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