H_Katrina_C5_Vis ATM  200 - Natural Disasters

        Ch. 11 - Hurricanes

   Friday, 25 September 2015

         

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Daily Announcements:

1)      Exam #1 Review Class is today, 3:40-4:50 PM in LC-18.

2)      “Hurricane Strike!” Assignment Due:  Monday, September 28.

3)      Exam #1 is Wednesday, Sep. 30.  (Bring #2 pencils, pencil sharpener, eraser.)

4)      Exam #1:  Ch. 1, 9, 10 & 11, homework and lecture material (videos too!)

5)      Students with disabilities:  please make your appointment for all exams

           at the Disability Resource Center (and hand in your form to me).

 

Song #1:  “Hurricane” by John Fausett

Song #2:  “Hurricane 2009” (DJ Gollum Remix) by Alex Megane

 

Text Source Today:    Chapter 11

 

·       Notable Atlantic Hurricane Seasons

·       The Evacuation Dilemma                          Notes Template

·       Hurricane Mitigation                                    PDF    DOC

·       Hurricane Safety

·       Historical Hurricanes – Superstorm Sandy (Radar Loop)

·       NOVA “Hurricane Katrina: The Storm that Drowned a City”

 

Study Guide Material (Stacey’s Guide) :

1)  What is the “evacuation dilemma” when it comes to hurricanes?

2)  What is “vertical evacuation” and when is it advised for safety?

3)  What are the three primary factors for hurricane mitigation?

4)  Most buildings destroyed in a hurricane begin with what being destroyed first?

      5)  What is the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history?  How many died?

6)  Name the three Category 5 hurricanes to make landfall in the U.S.

7)  Why is Bangladesh the most vulnerable spot on the planet when it comes

           to natural disasters caused by tropical cyclones?

8)  How strong (what category) was hurricane Katrina when it made landfall

     at Gulfport Beach, MS?  What record did Katrina set?

9)  What caused the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history?  What cost?

10)Why is “Superstorm Sandy” referred to as a “hybrid” storm?

 

To be answered while watching the NOVA Documentary on Katrina:  PDF   DOC

1)      90% of deaths in hurricanes is due to what?

2)      What natural barrier from hurricanes has become depleted near New Orleans?

3)      During Katrina, what caused the breach of the levee at the Industrial Canal

in the Lower 9th Ward?

4)      After Katrina had passed by, what caused the breach of the levees in the

17th Street and the London Canals, that led to the disastrous flooding of

downtown New Orleans?