Weather Hazards

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What are the 3 type of cells?
Harley, Ferrel and Polar
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Where are the Harley cells formed?
In between 0* - 30* N and 0* - 30* S
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Where are Ferrel cells formed?
In Between 30*N - 60* N and 30* S -60* S
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Where are Polar cells formed?
In between 60* N - 90* N and 60* S- 90*S
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What is a high pressure system?
clear skies, air / clouds sink
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What is a low pressure system?
cloudy skies, air / clouds rise
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Why is the UK cloudy and wet?
Because it's located long the boundaries of cold polar air and warm sub-tropic air, this causes weather to be unstable, the UK lies along a low pressure belt
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Why is the deserts hot and dry?
They are found along high pressure belts, which causes very hot days and very cold nights
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Why are TR hot and sweaty?
They are found along low pressure belts and receive sun directly above
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What are tropical storms?
it's a huge storm that develops in the tropics
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What is the Coriolis effect?
The effect of the earth's rotation
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How hot does the sea need to be to form a tropical storm?
above 27* C
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Why don't tropical storms form at the equator?
Due to the equator not having enough 'spin', the Coriolis effect
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Where is the calmest part of the storm?
The eye / centre of the storm
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How might the distribution of tropical storms change over the years?
Tropical storms may begin to affect areas outside the current hazard zone
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How might the Frequency of tropical storms change over the years?
The frequency of tropical storms are predicted to decrease over time
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How might the Intensity of tropical storms change over the years?
The Intensity of tropical storms may increase over time as sea temperatures increase
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What of possible effects of a tropical storm?
tear-off roofs, overturned cars, deaths
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When did Typhoon Haiyan take place?
November 2013
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What category was Typhoon Haiyan?
Category 5
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What were 2 Primary effects of Typhoon Haiyan?
30,000 fishing boats destroyed and 40,000 houses left flattened or destroyed
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What were 2 Secondary effects of Typhoon Haiyan?
6 million people lost source of income and Flooding from storm surge cause landslides and blocked roads, cutting off aid to remote communities
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Where are the Harley cells formed?

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Where are Ferrel cells formed?

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Where are Polar cells formed?

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What is a high pressure system?

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