Hurricanes
When I was told that I had to pick a topic that was related to science I knew that I was going to write about hurricanes. I have had this fascination with this a monstrous turbulence since I can remember. The definition for hurricane is a disturbance that forms over warm water and has sustaining winds that exceed over 74mph. My report will give you a brief summary of what a hurricane is and how today’s technology is helping with the prediction of hurricanes. You’re probably sitting there wondering, “What is there to know about a hurricane? It’s just another wonder of God’s.” Well, I think this report will change your state of mind and opinion of what exactly is a hurricane. Since 1944, the United States Navy (USN) and the United States Air Force (USAF) have been flying consecutive missions into the eye of the hurricane to help warn civilians as well as military personnel of approaching typhoons and hurricanes. During the late 1940’s and early 1950’s scientist Dr. Robert H. Simpson , had used these missions to take scientific measurements of hurricanes. but it wasn’t until 1954, when Hurricane Carol, Edna and Hazel (Hurricane Hazel went right over Washington
The practice of naming hurricanes solely after women came to an end in 1978 when men's and women's names were included in the Eastern North Pacific storm lists. Tornadoes are categorized by how much they “eat” meaning how much they destroyed. These catalogs mapped possible hurricane flooding and required that each basin be meticulously, numerically rendered. Hurricane Andrew had a major impact on south Florida and on HRD in August of 1992 HRD will continue on into the 21st Century as NOAA's focus for hurricane research, with extensive co-operation with NHC, AOC, USAF, USN, other government agencies, the academic community. Scientists can see what sort of particles they are flying through in real time, whether rain, or ice. # Hurricane Year Category DeathsTexas 1900 4 6000+Florida 1928 4 1836Florida, Texas 1919 4 600New England 1938 3+ 600Florida 1935 5 408Audrey 1957 4 390Northeast 1944 3+ 390Louisiana 1909 4 350Louisiana 1915 4 275Texas 1915 4 275Camille 1969 5 256Florida 1926 4 243Diane 1955 1 184Florida 1906 2 164Miss. In conclusion, hurricanes are I think a wonder of God. The NOAA# was decommissioned in 1981. 1906 3 134Agnes 1972 1 122Hazel 1954 4+ 95Betsy 1965 3 75Carol 1954 3+ 60Fla. “History of Hurricane Naming” April.
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