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What do you know about 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.
Tornadoes that have been known throughout history
Name a tornado of a sort. [[Media|Add a matching photo]]
Where did it occur?
Type in the name of the area that was affected.
Emergency procedures
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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.
Emergency procedures during the tornado
List several emergency procedures and safety tips that will keep you safe during a tornado.
Emergency procedures before the tornado hits
List several emergency procedures and safety tips that will prepare you for a tornado.
How do tornadoes form?
Type in a short explanation of how the hurricanes are formed.
Tornado Intensity Rating System
The classification system for tornadoes is called The Fujita Scale (or F scale), and it's a 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.
Tornado Season
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.
Areas of the world most affected by tornadoes
Which are the areas of the world hit most frequently or severely by tornadoes? Type them in.
What are 'tornadoes'?
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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:
A hurricane's forming elements:
Hurricanes that have been known throughout history
Name a hurricane of a sort. [[Media|Add a matching photo]]
Damages
Damage
What were the damages caused by it?
Type in several examples.
Where
Where did it hit?
Type in the name of the area that was affected.
When
When did it took place?
Type in the answer.
Emergency procedures
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Research on the emergency procedures and safety tips that can keep you safe before, during and after a hurricane.
Safety tip
Safety tips after the hurricane
List several safety tips that will help you cope with the situation after the hurricane has left your area.
Emergency procedures during the hurricane
List several emergency procedures and safety tips that will keep you safe during a hurricane.
Procedure
Emergency procedures before the hurricane hits
List several emergency procedures and safety tips that will prepare you for a hurricane.
How do hurricanes form?
Type in a short explanation of how the hurricanes are formed.
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.
Hurricane Season
What time of the year do the hurricanes occur? Type in the two official seasons from the Atlantic and North Pacific.
Areas of the world most affected by hurricanes
Which are the areas of the world hit most frequently or severely by hurricanes? Type them in.
What are 'hurricanes'?
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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:
