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    This document discusses air pressure and hurricanes. It defines air pressure as the force created by the atmosphere, which can be measured using a barometer in units of atmospheres or Pascals. Areas of high and low pressure are described, along with how air pressure changes with altitude. Hurricanes are defined as intense tropical cyclones with wind speeds over 119 km/h. The formation process of hurricanes near the equator over warm ocean waters is explained. Hurricanes are categorized based on their strength and can cause damage along coasts through flooding, rainfall, and winds. The largest hurricanes on record are also mentioned.

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    HURRICANES

    & AIR PRESSURE


    Alexandra Rusňáková 2.B
    AIR PRESSURE

    Force created by Measured by barometers Unit:


    air or the atmosphere mercury atmosphere (atm)
    101,325 Pa
    AREAS
    • Cold air sinks= high pressure
    • Anticyclone
    • Sunny weather

    • Warm air rises= low pressure


    • Depression
    • Rain, storms
    ALTITUDE

    • Increases: air pressure drops


    • Amount of O 2 decreases
    • Mount Everest (8849m)
    • Mount McKinley (6190m)

    • Decreases: air pressure rises


    HURRICANES
    • Intense type of tropical cyclone
    • Large storms

    • Wind speed: min. 119 km/h


    • Usual size: around 450 km wide
    • Rotate counterclockwise
    FORMATION
    • Near the Equator
    • Atlantic ocean
    • Eastern Pacific ocean

    • Over warm oceans waters


    • Min. 26.5 ºC

    • Low pressure zones


    FORMATION
    STEP BY STEP

    Warm ocean- Gets cooled by


    Rises up
    water vapor the wind

    Condenses and Wind blows in a


    drops down- Forms clouds circle- gathers the
    thunderstorms clouds & spins
    STAGES
    • Tropical disturbance
    • Tropical depression
    • Tropical storm
    • Full-fledged tropical cyclone
    CATEGORIES
    DAMAGE
    • Along the coast
    • Large waves- floods
    • Heavy rainfalls
    • Destroy buildings/properties
    • Injure/kill people
    • Typhoon Tip
    •
    •
    2220 km in diameter
    1979 LARGEST
    HURRICAN
    • Hurricane Katrina
    • around 280 kph
    • 2005

    •
    •
    •
    Hurricane Sandy
    1800 km in diameter
    2012
    ES
    SOURCES (AIR PRESSURE)
    https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/atmospheric-pr
    essure
    https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/barometer
    https://scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/how-weather-works/highs-and
    -lows-air-pressure
    https://content.meteoblue.com/en/meteoscool/large-scale-weathe
    r/high-low-pressure
    https://www.ec.gc.ca/ouragans-hurricanes/default.asp?lang=En&n
    =AB062B74-1
    SOURCES (HURRICANES)
    https://www.gq.com/story/why-are-hurricanes-getting-wilder-into-the-storm
    https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/hurricane
    https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/hurricanes-cyclones-an
    d-typhoons-explained
    https://scijinks.gov/hurricane/
    https://compareyachtinsurance.com/hurricane-yacht-insurance/
    https://www.axios.com/2018/10/08/hurricane-michael-florida-intensificat
    ion-landfall
    https://www.ec.gc.ca/ouragans-hurricanes/default.asp?lang=En&n=AB06

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