Hurricane KatrinaCASE STUDYCASE STUDY

Weeks 4 & 5Unit 2 : Unit 2 : Extreme WeatherExtreme Weather

Mr. Green

Week 4 Tasks

• Recap tests – Air Masses affecting UK & Passage of Depression

• Introduction to Hurricanes and basic theory

• How to write a case study

• Task sheets: • Hurricane Diagram• “We Shoot Looters”

• Watch clip of War of Worlds – initial human responses to extreme events!

• Hazard Perception and Response – Theory PPT

• Real extreme event responses…Interview with Mayor

Slide Show for Interview

• Handouts – • “My Experience”• “Hurricane Weather Bulletin”

Week 5 Tasks

Additional Links

Disaster Preparation Info• http://msucares.com/disaster/index.html#top

Red Cross• http://redcross.tallytown.com/katrina.html

Hurricane Animation• http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/world/03/hurricane_guide/html/default.

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Hurricane Katrina – Tracker• http://www.school-portal.co.uk/GroupDownloadFile.asp?

GroupId=12426&ResourceID=142099

Bad Cops!!• http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Un0PX0-nyIE