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Teacher		 Hurricane Research

First, you will need to research hurricanes using the resources listed below.  Print off the table and fill in the questions with your research. This information will be helpful when writing your article so research well!


Hurricane Resources:

http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/EDTEC572/f96projects/final/disasters/Hur/HurricanesDayOne.html - Includes general information about how and where hurricanes occur.

http://library.thinkquest.org/C003603/english/hurricanes/causesofhurricanes.shtml - Includes information about the causes of hurricanes.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/brochures/hurrbro.htm - Includes information on the three types of tropical storms, describes the Saffir-Simpson scale, and gives information about what to do in a hurricane.

http://library.thinkquest.org/16132/html/hurricane.html?tqskip=1 -Includes information about the causes of hurricanes, the hurricane scale, and the worst hurricanes in history.

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/stormcenter/front.htm - Includes pictures of hurricane destruction.



How is a hurricane defined?
What are the causes of a hurricane?
Where are hurricanes most likely to occurr?
When is hurricane season in the United States and why?
How are tornadoes and hurricanes similar and different?
What is the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane scale?
What damages can hurricanes cause?
What causes the most deaths from hurricanes?
How are hurricanes named?
What are some good things that hurricanes do?
Interesting facts about hurricanes.



Next, you will work on your graph. Go to the Process Page for instructions.