hurricane katrina by: ashley morgan louisiana florida

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Hurricane Katrina

by: Ashley Morgan

Florida

August 23, 2005

Bahamas

August 24, 2005

Given name

August 25, 2005

Florida

14 died

80 mph

August 26, 2005

Gulf of Mexico

Category 3-5

Nine Hours

August 27, 2005

3rd major hurricane of season

doubled in size

August 28, 2005

178 mph winds

Strongest hurricane to hit Gulf of Mexico

August 29, 2009

Hit Louisiana category 3

Levee system failed

80% flooded

Afterwards

1,836 died

705 missing

$100 billion

6th strongest overall

Hurricanes

Tropical Cyclone

Storm system with low pressure center

Equator

Hurricanes

warm water

Thunderstorms in ocean

Late summer

Three steps

Evaporationcondensation

Wind pattern

air pressure between • surface

• High altitude

• water vapor condenses• Surface pressures decrease

• air dense• cooler

• condensation

Wind

o collides

o Warm down moist up

o wind stops hot air

3.

• Air rises to higher pressures

• Air cycle growth increases

Thanks for

Watching

Resources• http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00181/how%20a%20hurricane%20forms.htm

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurrican_Katrina

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida

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