Low pressure weather hazards

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Where do tropical storms form?
Between the tropics
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What is the Coriolis effect?
The spiralling winds caused by the rotation of the earth
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Where was the worst devastation from Hurricane Katrina?
New Orleans
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What was the main impact of the storm surge?
80% of the city was flooded
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How long did people have to wait for support from the army?
3 days
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Where did Cyclone Nargis make landfall in 2008?
Myanmar
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What caused 125,000 people to die in the aftermath?
The spead of Malaria
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What is the Coriolis effect?

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