| The
power of hurricanes |
Chris
Rabold
Northwest Local School District
Kings Mills
workshop
The power of
hurricanes
4
Science
Weather |
| Hurricanes
are some of the most devistating storms known to man. They are
a combination of high winds, flooding rains, and heavy damage.
Look through these sources to learn about the effects of
hurricanes and what is being done to help save
lives. |
| Suggested
titles: |
Do
tornadoes really twist? : questions and answers about
tornadoes and hurricanesB
Berger, Melvin. - Scholastic
Reference, c2000. |
HurricanesB
Gentle, Victor. - G. Stevens, 2001. |
HurricanesB
Gentle, Victor. - G. Stevens, 2001. |
Storm
chasersB
Trueit, Trudi. - F. Watts, c2002. |
Weather
mania : discovering what's up and what's coming downB
Dispezio, Michael A. - Sterling, c2002. |
| Suggested
articles: |
| NOW
THAT'S INTENSE! By: Tucker, Libby. Science World, 11/17/2003,
Vol. 60 Issue 5, p4, 2p, 2c; Reading Level (Lexile): 860; (AN
11425138) |
| Eye
on Hurricanes. By: Kowalski, Kathiann M.. Odyssey, Feb2004,
Vol. 13 Issue 2, p16, 3p, 2c; Reading Level (Lexile): 840; (AN
12186188) |
| Suggested
video: |
| Hurricane.
Discovery Channel, 1997. |
| Hurricanes
and Tornadoes. Schlessinger Science Library,
1998. |
| Suggested
software: |
| Dynamic
Earth. Discovery Channel, 2002. |
| Suggested
websites: |
| See
satellite images of hurricanes. |
| The
National Weather Service |
| Night
of 1,000 trains, information about tornadoes. |
| National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration site on
hurricanes. |
| Storm
prediction center. |
| National
Hurricane Center homepage. |
| List
of hurricane names. |
| The
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale |
| Informative
Adobe Acrobat formatted booklet about hurricanes. |
| Sky
watchers alert page. |
| University
of Illinois meteorology page. |
| Links
page from the NOAA with scores of recommended sites pertaining
to hurricanes and
typhoons. |