What causes a hurricane?

This website gives a neat summary of the causes of a hurricane & provides other potentially useful links. Don't forget to make good notes on the causes & development of a hurricane. If you find additional websites that you think will help other students in the group, then you could post them in the comments section of this post.

Hurricane Katrina

Wednesday's lesson will introduce storm hazards by examining the tragic events around Hurricane Katrina. The introductory PowerPoint can be downloaded from here and you can also find 'The New Battle of New Orleans' by clicking on the link. There are also a couple of good tribute films on U-Tube. Have a look. The main PowerPoint can also be downloaded from 4 shared.com. The music is a Hurricane Katrina remix called 'DHT Listen to your heart'. Its more poignant than 'the new battle of New Orleans'! It also covers many of the key facts about Hurricane Katrina. Ideal for the audio learners amongst you!

How weird is that? I have just looked up from my laptop & on TV is an item about when Hurricane Mitch hit Honduras! This was another category 5 hurricane. The programme is 'Wild Weather' which is (hopefully) recording. I suppose that as the title of the programme is 'Wild Weather' its not too surprising that hurricanes get a mention, but that it was just as I was typing this post..... It seems a good programme -should span the Natural Hazards module into the Natural World/ Weather section that we need to do inorder to complete the course!

I hope that you have all completed your 'expert' cards!

The results afternoon seemed to go really well. I hope you all enjoyed it & that it struck the right note. There is everything to play for but the next 3 1/2 months are crucial!