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  List of Hurricanes
The data file lists the 105 Yucatan hurricanes studied in this project.
Each hurricane in this study was assigned a unique code consisting of "Y" plus the year.
A lower case letter (a, b, c) was added if there was more than one hurricane in the same year.
harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu /data/p07/hf071/hurricanes-meta.html   (211 words)

  
  Hurricane Wilma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 12th hurricane of the season, Wilma tied the record set in 1969 for most storms of hurricane strength in one season.
The hurricane began accelerating in the early morning of October 23, exiting the northeast tip of the Yucatán Peninsula and entering the Gulf of Mexico as a Category 2 hurricane.
Hurricane Wilma's southeast eyewall passed near the island of Key West in the lower Florida Keys early on the morning of October 24, 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hurricane_Wilma   (4108 words)

  
 List of California tropical storms - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
September 15, 1910: The remnants of a hurricane brought rain to Santa Barbara County.
September 11-September 12, 1939: The remnants of a hurricane in the Gulf of California brought rain.
The remnants of the hurricane flattened trees in higher elevations of Utah as the circulation aloft was slower to spin down than its remnant surface low.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_California_hurricanes   (1685 words)

  
 List of Arizona hurricanes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An Arizona hurricane is a tropical cyclone originating in the eastern Pacific Ocean that affects the state of Arizona in the United States.
Two years later, the remnants of Hurricane Joanne caused flooding that caused $10 million (1972 USD) in property damage and eight deaths.
On September 11, 1976, Hurricane Kathleen killed a man when a gust of wind blew a palm tree down onto his mobile home.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Arizona_hurricanes   (517 words)

  
 1985 Atlantic hurricane season - tScholars.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
The 1985 Atlantic hurricane season was the first time since the 1916 season to have such an unusually high number of U.S. landfalls (6 hurricanes and 2 tropical storms) with Hurricanes Danny, Juan, Kate, and Elena landfalling along the northern Gulf Coast, and Hurricanes Gloria and Bob striking the East Coast.
Gloria was a Cape Verde-type hurricane that formed from a tropical wave near the Cape Verde Islands on September 16.
It was also one of only five hurricane seasons to have a major hurricane form in November, and the latest known occurrence of a major hurricane in the Atlantic_basin since recordkeeping began.
www.tscholars.com /encyclopedia/1985_Atlantic_hurricane_season   (3591 words)

  
 Battery Savers 2004 list of hurricanes
Though individual hurricane landfall can not be accurately forecast for an individual year, for those living on the East Coast, including the Florida Peninsula, there is a 52 percent probability of having a Category 3, 4, or 5 hurricane (on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale; more about this later) will actually reach land.
A hurricane is a tropical storm with winds that have reached a constant speed of at least 74 mph in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, or Gulf of Mexico.
Although El Niño suppressed hurricane activity in 1997, statistics show that the period between 1995 and 1997 was the busiest three-year period for hurricane activity on record.
www.batterysavers.com /2004-hurricane-history.htm   (1340 words)

  
 Learn more about List of hurricanes in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Learn more about List of hurricanes in the online encyclopedia.
This is a list of notable hurricanes in chronological order.
It does not include tropical storms which may have caused destructive inland flooding, but whose names are not retired for that reason alone.
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_hurricanes.html   (176 words)

  
 baynews9.com - News : Intense hurricanes
Few hurricanes in the state's history made the impact of Charley.
Hurricane Andrew demolished parts of Homestead in August of 1992.
The category four hurricane had sustained winds of 135 miles per hour with gusts up to 175 miles per hour.
www.baynews9.com /content/36/2004/8/15/52105.html   (250 words)

  
 Hurricane Names - Is Your Name Here?
Hurricanes names are chosen from a list selected by the World Meteorological Organization.
The Atlantic is assigned six lists of names, with one list used each year.
Each name on the list starts with a different letter, for example, the name of the very first hurricane of the season starts with the letter A, the next starts with the letter B, and so on.
kids.earth.nasa.gov /archive/hurricane/names.html   (111 words)

  
 Hurricane List
In this second hurricane the Atocha broke into 2 parts at her gunports; the deck floated several miles away from the hull, spilling cannon all the way.
As a side note, Betsy was the hurricane that the government was accused of “seeding.” There was project “stormfury” that experimented with spreading silver iodine crystals into clouds; however, this was never proved to be the case with Betsy.
Inez was another hurricane that appeared to be missing the Keys to the east, then on October 3, she reversed herself and came back.
www.keyshistory.org /hurricanelist.html   (3436 words)

  
 Network for Good :: Hurricanes
Supporting the active duty Coast Guard members, and their families, who live and work in the areas affected by the hurricane.
Relief to military families displaced by the hurricane or involved in relief efforts.
Assisting federal employees affected by Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast states.
www.networkforgood.org /topics/animal_environ/hurricanes   (1225 words)

  
 Hurricane
Hurricanes are given a different label, depending on where they occur.
Students explore the speed and path of a recent hurricane, and use this information to predict the location and extent of damage when the hurricane hits the coast.
By completing this activity, the learner will observe hurricanes on radar maps and satellite images; describe hurricane location, strength and development; organize, graph and analyze hurricane data and patterns; use image analysis techniques to predict changes in hurricanes; and prepare presentations describing previous, current, and forecasted hurricane conditions.
www.42explore.com /hurricane.htm   (1098 words)

  
 FEMA For Kids: Hurricane Names   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Remember, there can be more than one hurricane at a time and without naming them, we could get confused and which storm we're talking about.
For hundreds of years, hurricanes in the West Indies were named after the particular saint's day on which the hurricane occurred.
One name for each letter of the alphabet is selected, except for Q, U and Z. For Atlantic Ocean hurricanes, the names may be French, Spanish or English, since these are the major languages bordering the Atlantic Ocean where the storm occur.
www.fema.gov /kids/hunames.htm   (208 words)

  
 washingtonpost.com: Miami Duo Tops List
The opening round of the NFL draft Saturday will be overflowing with Miami Hurricanes, and the school has the linebacker market practically cornered.
The first two players likely to come off the board at the position are former Miami teammates Jonathan Vilma and D.J. Williams, although they are different types of prospects.
But he displayed the renowned Hurricanes bravado when he was asked at the combine to rank the top linebackers available in the draft.
www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A32399-2004Apr21?language=printer   (975 words)

  
 Hurricanes and Climate Change
Deconvolution of the factors contributing to the increase in global hurricane intensity.
We explore that now with two experts in the field: Christopher Landsea is a meteorologist with the hurricane research division at NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Judith Curry is a climate scientist and chair of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Assessing the Vulnerability of the Alabama Gulf Coast to Intense Hurricane Strikes and Forest Fires in the Light of Long-term Climatic Changes [654 KB PDF].
www.usgcrp.gov /usgcrp/links/hurricanes.htm   (2443 words)

  
 Hunting Hurricanes: Student Activity Sheets
Students are required to access to Web pages on the life cycle of a hurricane and then to correctly number the sequence on the activity sheet.
This one page activity is based on a FEMA page on preparing the home in the event of a hurricane or an evacuation from a community to be affected by a hurricane.
The words are listed in three groups (easy, meadiu, and hard) and can be used by teachers for a word wall or for other word related activities.
www.cdli.ca /CITE/hurricanes_activity_sheets.htm   (1068 words)

  
 Community Portal Encyclopedia Articles @ InnerMan.com (Inner Man)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
User:Emijrp/Commons has been updated, and still has a large list of articles that may benefit from images from Commons.
You can view a list of articles that need translation from any language, or, in a few cases, by only one language (this is only available for the more popular languages).
For easy access, the shortcuts to the pages are also listed.
www.innerman.com /encyclopedia/Wikipedia:Community_Portal   (1554 words)

  
 FAQ : HURRICANES, TYPHOONS, AND TROPICAL CYCLONES
C6) During a hurricane are you supposed to have the windows and doors on the storm side closed and the windows and doors on the lee side open ?
G15)I'm vacationing in the Caribbean/the Bahamas/Central America/Miami or elsewhere in the tropics during hurricane season.
This FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) web site attempts to address various questions regarding hurricanes, typhoons and tropical cyclones that have been posed to us as hurricane researchers over the years.
www.aoml.noaa.gov /hrd/tcfaq/tcfaqHED.html   (1622 words)

  
 Sports Betting and Gambling Odds Online
The Carolina Hurricanes have been atop the Southeast Division all season.
Goaltender John Grahame had one of his worst performances of the season in a 6-3 loss to the visiting Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, allowing five goals on 24 shots before he was pulled in the third period.
The Hurricanes have won the first three games on their five-game homestand and have won five of six overall.
www.covers.com /articles/articles.aspx?theArt=64911&tid=28   (640 words)

  
 NASA - Specific Hurricanes in History
Hurricane Fabian northeast of the Lesser Antilles - September 3, 2003
Hurricane Isabel: From the Cradle to the Grave
Hurricane Isabel northeast of the Lesser Antilles - September 12, 2003
www.nasa.gov /vision/earth/lookingatearth/hurricane_name_links.html   (1504 words)

  
 Glencoe Science: WebQuest
For example, if you click on "make a hurricane spiral", you can go to an activity in which you will make a hurricane spiral and use it to create the spiral effect of a hurricane.
A hurricane was described as a 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
You have identified the component parts of hurricanes, and discovered the relationships among tropical cyclones, typhoons, and hurricanes.
www.glencoe.com /sec/science/webquest/content/hurricanes.shtml   (1039 words)

  
 List of past Hurricanes - Prepare - Hurricane Coming
LIST OF POPES - WITH REFERENCES TO ST. MALACHY'S PROPHECY 266: John Paul II (1978-) #110 De labore Solis.
Instead of the long list of past blog entries, I opted for an...
Hurricane Tracker View the tracks of past and present hurricanes.
www.hurricanecoming.com /listofpasthurricanes   (819 words)

  
 The Phobia List
The Phobia List reserves the right to revoke such authorization at any time, and any such use shall be discontinued immediately upon notice from phobialist.com.
All the phobia names on this list have been found in some reference book.
Acarophobia- Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching.
phobialist.com   (1716 words)

  
 LiveScience.com - Hurricane Guide: Busy 2006 Forecast Amid Lots of Arguing
Hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin, which includes the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, runs from June 1 to Nov. 30.
The first named Atlantic hurricane was Able in 1950.
Twenty-one names are reserved each year (the letters q, u, x, y and z are not used), and the names are recycled every six years, minus those retired.
www.livescience.com /forcesofnature/hurricane_guide.html   (504 words)

  
 Hurricanes: Traitor - TV.com
The Gorgons defeat the Hurricanes so easily that they seemed to know their strategies.
Jock believes Napper had betrayed the Hurricanes for this gift, epecially because itt's not Napper's aniversary.
List of Hurricanes Episodes - Does anyone know the correct order of them?
www.tv.com /episode/406961/summary.html   (109 words)

  
 Vendor List | Response to 2005 Hurricanes | US EPA
This list merely captures information from vendors who have expressed interest in working on recovery efforts for Hurricane Katrina.
OAM will release an updated vendor listing on a monthly basis (or more frequently as dictated by the volume of new vendors entered into the database).
The listings will be shared with the START, ERRS and other Federal prime contractors and with the affected State/Tribal response entities.
www.epa.gov /katrina/vendors.html   (1182 words)

  
 What's in the News -- Program #2209: Feature: Hurricanes
Is your name on the list of hurricanes past and present?
During almost four years at sea with her whaling captain father, 13-year-old Rebecca finds life difficult when the ship is nearly sunk by a hurricane.
The morning after a hurricane, two brothers find an uprooted tree, which becomes a magical place, transporting them on adventures limited only by their imaginations.
is124.ce.psu.edu /EdComm/WITNweb/2209/kids.html   (118 words)

  
 HURRICANES - Prepare - Hurricane Coming
Add BookmarkTell A Friend Advertising InformationContact Us Hurricanes in the Dominican Republic Most hurricanes that affect the Caribbean region may make landfall in the United States.
J.D. Power: Hurricanes Play Major Role in Homeowners Customer Satisfaction November 1, 2005 Major hurricanes, such as the ones that have ravaged the Gulf Coast states in the past two years, have had a...
Hurricanes are cyclones that develop over the warm tropical oceans and have sustained winds in excess of 64 knots (74 miles/hour).
www.hurricanecoming.com /hurricanes   (671 words)

  
 Hurricane Katrina - Insurance.GetQuick.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina with winds of 160 mph on August 29, 2005 at 0045 UTC.
Hurricane Relief Bracelet Rubber Bracelet done in blue & white swirl with red/fl Hurricane flag symbol.
A portion of of each sale is donated to the Red Cross Hurricane relief fund.
insurance.getquick.info /Hurricane_Katrina.html   (362 words)

  
 Everything About Hurricanes » 2005 » December
One of the hurricanes, Katrina, destroyed large portions of Louisiana and Mississippi
FRANKLIN Just like most of the other cities and towns across South Louisiana, the active hurricane season and the work that ensued was the big story of 2005 for the city of Franklin.
MIAMI — Florida’s second straight year of getting pummeled by a string of hurricanes in the busiest Atlantic season on record was voted the top state story in 2005 by Florida newspaper editors and broadcasters in The Associated Press’ annual vote.
www.everythingabouthurricanes.com /index.php/date/2005/12   (1547 words)

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