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Chapter 7 Hurricanes and Tornados

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hurricane winds119 km per hour
hurricane models predictpath of a hurricane
computer models predicthurricane's strength, direction, and speed
damage from a storm surgeincrease flooding
conditions for a hurricane's eyewinds are gentle, and no rain
Fujita Scaleclassifies tornados by their wind speed
protection from a tornadotake cover in a safe location
similarity between a tornado and hurricanedangerous winds
2 ways hurricanes can cause damageflooding and mudslides
ways tornados are different from hurricanesform from a single thunderstorm, form over land, wind are faster, last a few minutes
forecasting hurricanesstudy heat movement and how winds affect hurricane's path, gather data from all around the world
tropical storm's energywarm ocean water
tornadorapidly spinning funnel of air from a thunderstorm cloud
tropical stormwinds of tropical depressions begin to blow faster
storm surgerise in sea level caused by a storm's winds
vortexarea where air or liquid spins in circles
hurricanes loses strength overland


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