Jay Barnes On Hurricanes | The UNC Press (Photo by Mel Nathanson; courtesy of the Raleigh News and Observer); Violent hurricanes and northeasters can bring awesome destruction to coastal areas, as http://www.ibiblio.org/uncpress/hurricanes/
GoPBI Storm Warning Center Latest news, information, and chat concerning tropical storms and hurricanes affecting the U.S. http://www.gopbi.com/weather/special/storm/
Glencoe Science: WebQuest An Internet WebQuest hurricanes! Introduction. What are the parts of a hurricane? When and where have the most destructive hurricanes hit? http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/webquest/content/hurricanes.shtml
Extractions: An Internet WebQuest HURRICANES! Introduction Suppose you live in a small coastal town in Texas. On the evening news, you hear about a tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico that appears to be heading towards Texas. Although this disturbance is not yet classified as a tropical storm, your parents wonder if they should start to board up windows and bring in outdoor furniture to prepare for high winds and rain. When does a tropical depression become a tropical storm? When does a tropical storm become a hurricane? What is the definition of a hurricane? How does a hurricane form? What are the parts of a hurricane? When and where have the most destructive hurricanes hit? In this WebQuest you will explore the weather phenomena called hurricanes and find the answers to these and other questions. Top Task Your job in this WebQuest is to discover the conditions that create tropical depressions, tropical storms, and hurricanes, and to identify the differences among these storms. You will learn about the component parts of hurricanes and about the source of energy for all tropical storms. You will find out about the scale used to classify hurricanes, and about the most destructive hurricanes ever recorded. You will also discover the relationships between tropical cyclones, typhoons, and hurricanes. Finally, you will answer a set of questions to demonstrate what you have learned about hurricanes. Top Resources Look at the web sites given here to find the information that will enable you to answer questions about hurricanes.
TSN.ca - NHL Hurricanes - Canada's Sports Leader Scoring, training camp roster, team roster, team report, schedule, headlines, attendance report, attendance comparison and gameby-game log. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/main.asp?hubName=nhl-hurricanes
AAUKansasHurricanesHoops A 10th grade AAU basketball team web page that has team news, roster, schedules, player profiles, team history and coaches. http://hometown.aol.com/mo7660/AAUKansasHurricanes.html
Extractions: Main My First Home Page htmlAdWH('7002588', '234', '60'); Kansas Hurricanes Hoops-AAU Team News **Kansas Hurricanes lose 6'7" 280 lb post man Brad Pruitt to a separated shoulder injury two weeks before Nationals. **Hurricanes go 2-2 in Detroit. Tied for 1st in pool play, but did not advance to top flight because of point differential. **Hurricanes compete in Mr. Basketball Tournament in Kearney, Nebraska July 6-8, 2000. Trent Watts was named on the all-tournament team. **Next up on tournament schedule is the Las Vegas Grand Finale, July 27-30,
Hurricane Quiz Hurricane Quiz. We all know that earthquakes are rated using the Richter Scale. How are hurricanes ranked? The Fujita Scale. The VEI Scale. http://www.familyeducation.com/quiz/0,1399,67-9388,00.html
Plymouth State Weather Center Tropical Weather Menu Weather Center of Plymouth State College, with GOES satellite views of the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific basins, plus archives of past notable hurricanes. http://vortex.plymouth.edu/tropical.html
NASA's Observatorium--Hurricanes hurricanes are one of the most awesome expressions of power that nature can create. http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/earth/hurricane/splash.html
FOXSports.com | NHL Team Page News, team roster/biographies, schedule, statistics, playoff statistics, team report and archives. http://www.foxsports.com/named/FS/NHL/team?categoryId=66306
Online NewsHour: Tracking Hurricanes October 1, 2003 Scientists Sharpen Tools for Tracking hurricanes For years, scientists have worked to develop powerful new tools to predict the paths of http://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/hurricane/
Extractions: For years, scientists have worked to develop powerful new tools to predict the paths of hurricanes and monitor their likely impact. Betty Ann Bowser reports on the latest technologies meteorologists are using to keep tabs on these devastating storms and what new tools are being developed. Almost two weeks after Hurricane Isabel's powerful winds and storms, thousands of East Coast residents continue to assess the full impact of the storm , which raced across the mid-Atlantic and up the Eastern seaboard in late September. One of nature's most powerful known forces , hurricanes can pack winds of more than 150 miles per hour and have been feared for centuries. Which hurricanes caused the most damage? The greatest number of deaths? What states are hurricanes most likely to hit?
Extractions: WEB SERVICES: Hurricane Isaac, left and Hurricane Joyce MIAMI, Florida (Reuters) Tropical Storm Joyce strengthened to a hurricane Wednesday, one of two hurricanes that threatened shipping in the open Atlantic but posed no immediate danger to land, forecasters said. Joyce, the sixth hurricane of the Atlantic season, charged toward the islands of the southeastern Caribbean while Isaac, the fifth, regained some strength on a course that could take it near Bermuda.
TV News Case History: Hurricanes When dangerous hurricanes threaten, television and radio news operations provide vital information and advice for the public. http://www.tvrundown.com/hurintro.htm
Extractions: Hurricane Floyd, Extensive Flooding Presented Newsgathering Challenges Afterward First Hurricane Dennis battered the Outer Banks and portions of the mid-Atlantic not once, but twice in 1999. Then, Hurricane Floyd threatened the region with its high winds. Although it had dropped from the powerful Category 4 it was as it approached, it was a huge hurricane as it made landfall.
Carolina Hurricanes News - Topix.net News on the Carolina hurricanes continually updated from thousands of sources around the net. http://www.topix.net/nhl/carolina-hurricanes
Extractions: WEB SERVICES: MIAMI, Florida (Reuters) Two hurricanes drove across the Atlantic on Friday, and a weather system in the northwest Caribbean Sea could become Tropical Storm Keith in the near future, forecasters said. Hurricane Isaac weakened slightly but still had maximum winds of 125 mph (201 km/h) as it roared through the north Atlantic. It was not expected to threaten any land.
Extractions: Now On Hurricanes.net T.D. 20 Forms In Atlantic Deadly Storm 25 are dead as communities along the U.S. East Coast were engaged in a massive clean-up after Hurricane Isabel on Saturday, with authorities sending truckloads of relief supplies, but local officials said it would take months to fix damage from floods and wind.
Fanhome.com Carolina Hurricanes Message board devoted to fan discussion of the Carolina hurricanes and the NHL. http://citadel.ezboard.com/fcarolinacanesfrm1
