Hurricanes Topic Guide

Reading: National Weather Service Jet Stream - Online School for Weather

Look at the left-hand menu bar under the title Tropical Weather. Read the following in these sections (you can certainly read the whole Website, but this is the minimum you need):

• Introduction - read it all
• Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone - just read the top section (you can skip the part about the two cities)
• Tropical Cyclones:
  • Introduction - read it all.
  • Classification - skim
  • Structure - read the whole page
  • Names - you can skip or read - up to you.
  • Hazards - read it all.
  • Safety - if you plan to ever move to hurricane country (and now you should know were that is) you should read this.
• You can skip the rest of the sections.

Terms you should know:

Key Concepts and Questions:

1. Where do hurricanes form? Why?

2. What are the necessary conditions for a hurricane to form?

3. What are the major hazards associated with hurricanes? Describe each one.