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Hey everybody today we are going to talk about hurricanes, specifically hurricane Irma, because it’s a current topic. We wanted to tell more about hurricanes. And give you some extra information about hurricane Irma.
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Where?
When?
How does it arise?
Where do the most hurricanes occur?
How many?
Facts about hurricane Irma
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Where?
The hurricane Irma started at sea, but soon it hit the Caribbean. Not only the Caribbean has been hit, there are many more areas. Saint Martin was also one of the first to be hit. Soon after that, Puerto Rico was hit. But, it didn’t stay there. It went on to Dominican republic and when everything there was destroyed, it went on to Cuba and then he went to Florida. In total there are 20 hit areas: lands such as the Bahamas etc.
When?
The hurricane started on the 30th of August in 2017. And the hurricane went on until the 13th of September 2017. On the 30th of August the wave started at the Cape Verde islands. After 24 hours it already was a category 2 hurricane and after a short time it increased to a category 3 hurricane.
How does a hurricane arise?
Hurricanes arise above the sea. The sea must at least have a temperature of 27 degrees. The sea water evaporates and goes into the air. The air cools down in the atmosphere and falls again. That’s how airflows arise. They are running at an amazing speed. The strange thing is that it is very quiet in the middle of the hurricane. At the edges of the hurricane it is blowing very hard. It can reach wind force 12.
Where do the most hurricanes occur?
The most hurricanes occur in the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean.
How many?
20.000 people fled for the hurricane. 1.2 million people no longer had access to clean water because of hurricane Irma. 134 people died because of the hurricane. The hurricane has hit a total of 20 areas in the United States. The damage of the hurricane is between 20 and 40 billion dollars.
Facts about the hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma was over 400 miles wide. The hurricane had a speed of 298 kilometers per hour. It was a category 5 hurricane. Another name for the hurricanes is a tropic cyclone or a tiphoon. Irma was the most powerful hurricane since the hurricane Wilma that occurred in 2005. Irma had the lowest air pressure measured since the hurricane Dean from 2007.
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Hurricanes get names so you can recognize the hurricanes easily.
In America hurricanes get boys or girls names. But in China, Vietnam, Japan, Thailand and Korea hurricanes get the names of gods.
How violent the hurricane is, is divided into different categories. Scientists have numbered categories from 1 up to 5. It is kind of obvious: category 1 is the least violent and 5 the most violent. In the 1st category the wind speed is up to 152 kilometers per hour. 2 characteristics of a Category 1 hurricane are: caravans are blown away and the coast is flooded. The second category has wind speeds up to 176 kilometers per hour. Wooden houses are then broken. Doors and poor quality roofs break down. A category 3 hurricane goes even faster. It can reach a speed up to 208 km per hour and the land then floods and small things are destroyed. In a hurricane from the fourth category there is danger for people who live in the low areas and all roofs are destroyed. That hurricane can go up to 248 km per hour. Lastly, you have a category 5 hurricane that's from 248 km per hour. It is so intense that even the houses blow away, so people must be evacuated..
This is the end of our presentation and we hope you enjoyed it bye.
