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The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in Gulfport, Mississippi.
A new era in hurricane observation began when a remotely piloted Aerosonde, a small drone aircraft, was flown through Tropical Storm Ophelia as it passed Virginia's Eastern Shore during the 2005 hurricane season.
The simulation concluded "the strongest hurricanes in the present climate may be upstaged by even more intense hurricanes over the next century as the earth's climate is warmed by increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere".
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  Hurricane
Hurricane is the regionally specific name for a strong tropical cyclone.
Hurricanes are traditionally given names, such as Hurricane Andrew or Hurricane Betty[?].
The names are always given strictly alphabetically, with the first hurricane of any particular year being given a name that begins with the letter "A" and the second being given a name that begins with "B," and so on.
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 hurricane - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about hurricane   (Site not responding. Last check: )
As the hurricane passes over, the wind appears to change direction and may finally blow with no reduction at all in strength from the entirely opposite direction.
The calm centre of the hurricane, known as the ‘eye of the storm’, is encircled by inwardly spiralling high winds.
In meteorology, a hurricane is a wind of force 12 or more on the Beaufort scale.
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 Hurricane Dennis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Hurricane Dennis was an early-forming major hurricane in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico during the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season.
Hurricane Dennis began as Tropical Depression Four in the southeastern Caribbean Sea on the evening of July 4, the first storm of the season to form away from Mexico and Central America.
By the morning of July 10, hurricane warnings were in effect in the U.S. for the Florida Panhandle, Alabama, and Mississippi, with tropical storm warnings extending further east and west along the coast.
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 Hurricane Felix (2007) - Information at Halfvalue.com
Hurricane Felix was the sixth named storm, second hurricane, and second Category 5 hurricane of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season.
A day later on September 2, Felix rapidly strengthened into a major hurricane, and early on September 3 it was upgraded to Category 5 status; by 2100 UTC on September 3 the hurricane was downgraded to Category 4 status, but was re-upgraded by 1040 UTC to a Category 5 hurricane.
A hurricane watch was issued for the Caribbean coast of Guatemala and the entire coastline of Belize at 1200 UTC on September 3.
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 Hurricane Katrina   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Hurricane Katrina with winds of 160 mph (255 km/h) on August 29, 2005 at 0045 UTC.
Hurricane Katrina was the eleventh named tropical storm, fifth hurricane, third major hurricane, and first Category 5 hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season.
Even so, NHC forecasts showed Katrina strengthening into a hurricane well in advance of landfall, and hurricane watches and warnings were indeed issued nearly 36 and 24 hours, respectively, before hurricane conditions were felt in the area (watches and warnings are supposed to be issued at those time periods)http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/pub/al122005.public.004.shtml?, http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2005/dis/al122005.discus.006.shtml?.
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 Florida - Encyclopedia - Fansub TV
The storm is believed to have been similar in composition to a hurricane, and even brought storm surges of six feet or more to regions of the Gulf coast.
It is rare for a hurricane season to pass without any impact in the state by at least a tropical storm.
Hurricane Wilma made landfall in Florida in the early morning of October 24 as a Category 3 hurricane, with the storm's eye hitting near Cape Romano, just south of Marco Island, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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 global-warming, at warm crazy world
The storm surge and winds of hurricanes may be destructive to human-made structures, but they also stir up the waters of coastal estuaries, which are typically important fish breeding locales.
Hurricane Iniki in 1992 was the most powerful storm to strike Hawaii in recorded history, hitting Kauai as a Category 4 hurricane, killing six people, and causing U.S. $3 billion in damage.
Another example is the hurricane in The Perfect Storm, which describes the sinking of the Andrea Gail by the 1991 Halloween Nor'easter.
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 Storm Charity   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In the wake of the hurricane of 1947 (the current naming system did not begin until 1953), levees were built along the south shore of the lake to protect Orleans and Jefferson Parishes, according to the USGS.
Hurricane Georges in 1998 showed the vulnerability of the city and efforts were made the following year to improve the levee system, according to the USGS.
Hurricanes form in the tropics, over warm ocean water (over 80ºF or 27ºC) and at latitudes between 8° and 20°, Hurricanes form mostly from June through November (hurricane season).
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 Hurricane Ivan
It is the first major hurricane to develop at that low a latitude in the North Atlantic.
Hurricane Charley, which struck Jamaica and Cuba as a much weaker storm.
A hurricane watch is in effect for the southern peninsula of Haiti and all of Cuba.
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 2006 Atlantic Hurricane Hurricane Name Season   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Truly gripping 2006 atlantic hurricane hurricane name season and chilling."--Captain G. Andy Chase, Maine Maritime Academy Built for luxury on a grand scale, the "Fantome was a 282-foot, steel-hulled, four-masted schooner commissioned by the Duke of Westminster in the Roaring Twenties to idle along the French Riviera.
In October 1998, as March 2006 atlantic hurricane hurricane name season and his crew--most of them West Indians 2006 atlantic hurricane hurricane name season and most still in their twenties--neared the end of another cruise season, Tropical Storm Mitch whirled to life like a nebula in the southern reaches of the Caribbean.
While hurricane specialists in Miami struggled to decipher satellite photos 2006 atlantic hurricane hurricane name season and conflicting readings, Mitch moved north, then west, ultimately growing into the fourth most powerful Atlantic storm on record as it plowed toward the Gulf of Honduras.
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 Hurricane - Information at Halfvalue.com
Hurricane Katrina is the most obvious example, as it devastated the region that had been revitalized after Hurricane Camille.
Hurricane Iniki in 1992 was the most powerful storm to strike Hawaii in recorded history, hitting Kauai as a Category 4 hurricane, killing six people, and causing U.S. $3 billion in damage.
Hurricane John is the longest-lasting tropical cyclone on record, lasting 31 days in 1994.
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 hurricane katrina superpage
Hurricane Katrina was the eleventh named tropical storm, fourth hurricane, third major hurricane, and first Category 5 hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season.
Hurricane force winds extended outward 120 statute miles (190 km); pressure was 918 mbar (27.11 inHg) and forward speed 15 mph (10 km/h).
Even so, NHC forecasts showed Katrina strengthening into a hurricane well in advance of landfall, and hurricane watches and warnings were indeed issued nearly 36 and 24 hours, respectively, before hurricane conditions were felt in the area (watches and warnings are supposed to be issued at those time periods)[4],[5].
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 Reference for New Orleans, Louisiana - Search.com
Hurricane Betsy in 1965 had killed dozens of residents even though the majority of the city remained dry.
Although the hurricane's eye passed east of the city, the city's federal flood protection system failed, resulting in the worst civil engineering disaster in American history.
Hurricanes pose a severe threat to the area, and the city is particularly vulnerable because of its low elevation.
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 Tropical Storm Allison
Tropical Storm Allison was a tropical storm that devastated southeast Texas in June of the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season.
Following the storm, President George W. Bush declared 75 counties along Allison's path as disaster areas, which allowed the affected citizens to apply for aid.
The storm quickly weakened over land, and the National Hurricane Center discontinued advisories early on the 6th.
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This hurricane is on record as being the strongest measured hurricane to ever have entered the
Hurricane Rita's rapid intensification may in part be attributed to its encounter with the
Hurricane Rita was the third most intense hurricane on record in the Atlantic basin and the most intense hurricane on record in the Gulf of Mexico, taking over the latter record set by
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Due to fears of tides and hurricanes, the capital of French Louisiana was later moved by colonial governor Bienville, in 1723, from Biloxi to a new inland harbor town named Nouvelle-Orléans (New Orleans), built for the purpose in 1718-1720.
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the Mississippi Gulf Coast with high winds, heavy rains and a 30-foot storm surge, causing massive damage to the area.
Of the 53 confirmed fatalities in Biloxi, a figure that includes one unidentified male, Hargrove said the average age was 58, with youngest being 22 and oldest, 90; and 14 were females and 39 were males.
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One is the storm surge (sea flooding as much as 8 metres high) caused by the leading edge of the hurricane when it moves from sea to land.
Another is the large amounts of precipitation associated with hurricanes.
The eye of a hurricane has extremely low pressure, so sea level may rise a few metres in the eye of the storm.
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 Hurricane (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hurricane, a tropical cyclone in the Atlantic Ocean
Jeep Hurricane, a concept vehicle that was unveiled at the 2005 North American International Auto Show in Detroit by the manufacturer Daimler-Chrysler.
Hurricane (pipe), the name of a high-end smoking pipe manufactured in Germany and sold in the US and Europe.
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 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on hurricanes   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In meteorology, a tropical cyclone (also referred to as a tropical depression, tropical storm, typhoon, or hurricane depending on strength and geographical context) is a type of low pressure system which generally forms in the tropics.
At hurricane and typhoon intensity, a tropical cyclone tends to develop an eye, an area of relative calm (and lowest atmospheric pressure) at the center of the circulation.
A hurricane moving from the Atlantic toward the Gulf of Mexico, for example, will recurve to the north and then northeast if it encounters winds blowing northwestward toward a high-pressure system passing over North Africa.
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 Katrina (disambig) - Heroes Wiki
This is a disambiguation page—it lists articles with the same or similar titles which might be easily confused.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
Hurricane Katrina, the storm that destroyed most of New Orleans.
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 Hispanic Business Forums - Hurricane Katrina Already Being Defined
Hurricane Katrina was a hurricane that at its peak strength, achieved Category 5, before later being downgraded to a Category 4 at its second, most significant landfall.
Extensive and severe damage was caused by the hurricane across the Gulf Coast region of the southeastern United States, including Louisiana's largest city, New Orleans, on August 29, 2005.
Posted - 09/03/2005 : 11:26:36 PM As a result of the catastrophic damage inflicted by 2005's Hurricane Katrina, the name will be retired and replaced with a new name for the 2011 season.
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 Hurricane (disambiguation) - Marvel Universe: The definitive online source for Marvel super hero bios.
Hurricane (Albert Potter) - failed meteorologist who was mutated attempting to diffuse a hurricane, captured by Thunderbolts as unregistered combatant shortly after Civil War
Hurricane (Harry Cane) - outlaw in the Old West, former agent of Iron Mask
Hurricane (Makkari) - alias that he used in World War II
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 THE HUTCH ODYSSEY
For other senses of those words, see hurricane (disambiguation) and typhoon (disambiguation).
They are distinguished from other cyclonic storms such as nor'easters and polar lows by the heat mechanism that fuels them, which makes them "warm core" storm systems.
Depending on their strength and location, there are various terms by which tropical cyclones can be described, such as tropical depression, tropical storm, hurricane and typhoon.
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Hurricane Rita, Friday, Sep 23, 2005 at 4:15 p.m.
If you lived in and owned a stick built home or a mobile home unit (MHU) that was severely damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Rita, and your income is 30% or below the MSA Area Median Income, you may qualify for a new MHU.
Proof of Hurricane Rita damage will be required with intake application.
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 the hurricane katrina resource page
In The Deluge Douglas Brinkley tells the story of Hurricane Katrina and the devestation it wreaked on the New Orleans area and the Gulf Coast of Misissipi.
CHICAGO - A Belleville woman pleaded guilty to federal charges Friday for falsely claiming she was a victim of Hurricane Katrina and receiving disaster aid through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Attorney's office said.
Kim Horn, the Mason woman who lied about being a Hurricane Katrina victim in 2005, will not have to confess to local school children how she tried to steal thousands of dollars in money and gifts.
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 hurricane: hurricane | national hurricane center | carolina hurricane | hurricane katrina | hurricane alberto | ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Hurricanes Hurricanes This page provides access to a variety of resources about hurricanes.
Hurricane Hunters 53rd WRS Hurricane Hunters 53rd WRS Fly into the eye of a hurricane with the Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters...
Hurricane: Science Hurricane: Science This site, from the Miami Museum of Science, provides an overview of the basic scientific concepts behind a hurricane.
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 Montserrat travel guide - Wikitravel
A former popular resort, it is recovering from a hurricane and volcanic activity from the 1980s and 1990s.
First the wind and waves of hurricane Hugo swept through in 1989, damaging 90% of the island's structures.
The island is still vulnerable to hurricanes during the season from June to November.
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 Lily Of France
For other storms of the same name, see Hurricane Lili (disambiguation).'' Hurricane Lili was a powerful 2002 hurricane that caused damage across the Caribbean and into Louisiana.
The storm was initially categorized as a tropical depression on September 21, and made its final landfall on October 4.
By the time it reached the Isle of Youth, it was a Category 2 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, and it maintained this strength as it hit the western end of Cuba.
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 Qwika - similar:Wind_speed
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It was written between 1914 and 1916 and received its first complete public performanc...
Fluid dynamics is the subdiscipline of fluid mechanics that studies fluids (liquids and gases) in motion.
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