Hurricanes

HURRICANES

Hurricane or cyclone, are a mix of natural desasters(tornados), wind and water. each hurricane may last less or more than a week. when the hurricane touch land it last less than 48 hours because it needs the ocean water source the major part of the hurricanes form in the atlantic ocean, more less on the part of Europe and Asia. they are calified in levels, from level 1 to level 5 (last one is hard to find). the last huricane category 5 was the horrible hurricane Katrina(23 august 05 to 31 august 05 ), with winds of 280 km, leaving the death bodies of 1836 humans and more of 705 lost people. next to the hurricane Wilma (15 october 05 to 25 october 05), with winds of 305km (stronger than Katrina), leaving the death bodies of 63 humans (23 directs and 40 no directs) <- trayectory of the Hurricane Wilma media type="youtube" key="_SLXYRJnYm0" height="344" width="425" media type="youtube" key="m6WYphi_LhA" height="344" width="425" huricane: OMAR " Hurricane Omar was weakening and moving away from the Northern Leeward Islands on Thursday, Oct. 16 at 11:00 a.m. The image was made from data captured by the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite on Oct. 15 at 14:32 Zulu Time or 10:32 a.m. as it passed overhead in space. This image shows the horizontal pattern of rain intensity within Omar. The center is located near the yellow, green and red areas, which indicate rainfall between 20 and 40 millimeters (.78 to 1.57 inches) per hour. The red area is considered moderate rainfall.
 * Katrina &** **Wilma**

On Oct. 16, the threat of heavy rainfall still exists for northern and central Lesser Antilles as Omar pulls away. Omar is expected to produce additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches with maximum amounts up to 6 inches over portions of the northern and central Lesser Antilles from Antigua southward to Martinique."      Source:    NASA    [|www.nasa.gov]    Huricane: Ike  NEWS !!!!!  4 huracaines next to each other ! may you think thats impossible but for first time in 2008 4 huracaines where on the atlantic sea, all going to the golf of mexico or near there, the first hurricane: Gustav, with winds of 150 km, gustav was a huracaine category 4, leaving the death bodies of 138 people (directs annd indirects) the second hurricane: Hanna, with winds of 80 km, category 1 hurricane, leaving the death bodies of 537 humans(directs and indirects) the 3rd hurricane: Ike, with winds of 145 km, category 4 hurricane, leaving the death bodies of 177 humans and 202 lost people and the last hurricane Josephine: the reality of this tropical storm was that it end on open seas, with winds of 65 km and none fatalities.

Source: NASA and WIKIPEDIA [|www.nasa.gov] [|www.wikipedia.com]



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