Chapter 23

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Types of weather hazards

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Hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts, blizzards, heatwaves, and thunderstorms

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Dangers of hurricanes

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Coastal flooding from storm surge, inland flooding from heavy rain, and winds.

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Tornado

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A rapidly spinning vertical column of air associated with a thunderstorm. Most generally only last for a matter of minutes, are on the order of hundreds of feet wide and cover short distances (a few miles)

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Blizzards vs. snowstorms

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Blizzards are snowstorms accompanied by persistent strong winds.

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Hurricane (typhoon)

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An intense area of low pressure that forms over warm tropical waters that can last for more than a week, is on the order of hundreds of miles wide and can travel thousands of miles.

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How climate change can affect weather hazards

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A warmer climate will create conditions favorable for an increased frequency of storms with greater intensity, longer droughts, and more heatwaves

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Life cycle of a hurricane

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Persistent thunderstorms over a warm body of water can intensify into a tropical depression, then a tropical storm before becoming a hurricane. These storms die when they lose the warm water beneath them.