storm hazards

Question 1

what is a tropical storm?

Answer 1

a low pressure, spinning storm wit hhighwinds and torrential rain

Question 2

conditions to form - temperature

Answer 2

ocean temps around 26-27oC 50 metres deep

Question 3

what is the rotation to form?

Answer 3

around the equator - 5o either way

Question 4

what areas of air pressure must it be in?

Answer 4

unstable air pressure

Question 5

what kind of air pressure is it normally at

Answer 5

areas of high pressure and low pressure meets - convergence - so that warm air rises more readily and clouds can form

Question 6

how is the magnitude measured?

Answer 6

on the saffir-simpson scale - (1-5) - based on wind speed and thus power of the storm

Question 7

what is the frequency?

Answer 7

northern hemisphere from June-november , Southern Hemisphere from November-april

Question 8

tropical storms that are more powerful and reaching land are….

Answer 8

thought to be increasing in frequency

Question 9

tropical storms form…

Answer 9

away from land

Question 10

tropical storms form away from land means what?

Answer 10

satellite tracking of cloud formations and movements can be tracked and the general route can be predicted

Question 11

how high can winds be?

Answer 11

300km/h

Question 12

flooding

Answer 12

coastal/river floodingg from storm stages and heavy rain

Question 13

landslides

Answer 13

due to soil become heavy when wet with high levels of rain

Question 14

storm surges

Answer 14

large rise in sea levels caused by low pressure and high wind pushing water towards the coast