Sea Surface Tempreture Anomaly. Is when the warm water zone caused by the hurricane intenifys.
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Name and Locate a Low Pressure system you have studied?
Hurricane Katrina, South East of USA with the mississippi river running central through it. and to the east an south lies the gulf of mexico.
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When did Hurricane Katrina make landfall in New Orleans?
29th August 2005 at a category 4 hurricane.
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How did Hurricane Katrina form?
As th North hemisphere is tilted towards the sun as it orbits. so the ITCZ went directly over the tropic of cancer, so the sea areas in the tropics intensly heated (absorbed energy).
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How did evapration help form the hurricane?
Evaporation then transfered the heat from ocean to air and this caused the thunderstorms, which grew into a hurricane.
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Thermal Rejuvenation?
Abnormally watm surface water provides more heat that is sucked u by the hurricane, and caused to intensify an has more heat being release inside the eye wall/
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Characteristics of a tropical storm
they spin anticlockwise, they move in a NW way and last from 7-14 days.
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what is a tropical storm?
they are huge storms with strong winds and torrential rain.
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weather caused by hurricane katrina?
Very low pressure of 918mb, 20ft storm surge, winds of 140mph, dirty winds, torrential rain of 12inches in 12 hours.
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What happened to Katrina as it passed over the Gulf of Mexico?
it intensified when it passed over the abnormally warm waters caused by a loop current creating a SSTA.
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How many people died?
1300
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What was the financial cost?
$130 Billion
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what is a storm surge?
water being carried along by winds.
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why did it lose energy as it passed over southern florida?
As it moved inland over central and southern Mississippi and didnt have the warmth of sea.
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Name and Locate a Low Pressure system you have studied?
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Hurricane Katrina, South East of USA with the mississippi river running central through it. and to the east an south lies the gulf of mexico.
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When did Hurricane Katrina make landfall in New Orleans?
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