The Best Sites For Learning About Hurricanes. NOTE: Though this “The Best…” list contains many resources that relate to hurricanes in general, I’m updating it when Hurricane Irene is threatening the United States. Here are specific Irene-related sites: The Associated Press has an interactive about Irene, but it also includes information on other hurricanes.
And The New York Times has a super-useful “hurricane tracker.” East Coast Hurricanes in a Wall Street Journal interactive. Interactive: Hurricane Irene’s storm surge is from The Los Angeles Times. Irene weakens, soaks Northeast is an Associated Press interactive. Readers’ Photos of Hurricane Irene is from The New York Times. Irene Lashes New York Area is a New York Times slideshow. Teaching and Learning About Hurricanes is from The New York Times Learning Network. With Hurricane Earl approaching the United States and this past weekend being the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, I thought it would be a good time to start creating another “The Best…” list. Storm Season! Eight Classroom Resources to Help Teach About Hurricane Sandy. Tornado Alley | Education. Rock me like a Hurricane. Hurricane season isn’t one to be messed with.
Just last year my parent’s Houston home had a tree split in half, crash into the roof and half of our house flooded. And while we know the progression from tropical depression to storm to hurricane, there are many facts that were brand new to me due to this infographic. One thing that I have always found fascinating is the eye of the hurricane. The idea of a calm area amidst a ring of chaos has always had a strange effect on me. And within this eye is a span of 20-40 feet of calm.
Definitely where i want to be. As a rule we always hear “hot air rises,” and that is clearly a fact. Share This Infographic Get Free Infographics Delivered to your Inbox. Weather | ECB Surf Report.