Analysis Of The 2004 Atlantic Hurricane Season

and devastation for those who lived in the path of the storm. The three major hurricanes that hit

On August 29, 2005, the third strongest and biggest hurricane ever recorded in American history hit the Gulf Coast at eight o’clock a.m. The interaction between a tropical depression and a tropical wave created a tropical storm later referred to as Hurricane Katrina (FAQS, 2013). Forming over the Bahamas, Hurricane Katrina gradually strengthened as it moved closer and closer to the Gulf of Mexico. Recorded on August 28th, 2005, Katrina jumped from a category three storm to a category five storm with maximum sustained winds up to 160 miles per hour. Although other hurricanes, such as Hurricane Rita and Hurricane Wilma, exceeded Katrina, this dominant storm was classified as the fourth most intense hurricane

Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest hurricanes ever to hit the United States. Hurricane Katrina started out as any other hurricane, as the result of warm moisture and air from the oceans surface that built into storm clouds and pushed around by strong forceful winds until it became a powerful storm. Hurricane Katrina formed over the Bahamas on August 23, 2005 and crossed southern Florida as a moderate Category 1 hurricane, causing some deaths and flooding there before strengthening rapidly in the Gulf of Mexico. The hurricane strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane over the warm Gulf water, but weakened before making its second landfall as a Category 3 hurricane on the morning of Monday, August 29 in southeast

When we hear about hurricanes on the news or how one might be closing in on where we live we mostly think of how we are going to protect our self. However, there is one thing that I think most people do not stop and ponder, which is how does a hurricane even get forecast? From the direction it is going to be headed, to how it is categorized. The group that preforms all forecasting for tropical cyclone activity is the National Hurricane Center (NHC) and they cover the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific basins throughout North America. To start it begins with visual observations of the hurricane using reconnaissance airplanes, satellites, ships, buoys, radars, and an assortment of land-based equipment. Likewise, most of the storm’s projected path and

At the turn of the century, technology was hitting a booming time. Electricity, railroads, and telegraphs were still somewhat new in world. With all of this new technology man has still yet to master any of it; weather forecast included. At the turn of the century, the weather forecast in the United States was operated by a branch of the government known as the Weather Bureau. It was their job to predict the weather, including hurricanes, so that the navy can bypass the storms. To maintain funding, they Bureau would refrain from making predictions of hurricanes unless granted permission from

Greshko explains that this hurricane season has been so active because atmospheric conditions and surface seas temperatures have been warmer than normal. There have been other major hurricanes to make landfall on the continental US over the years but this season has still been unusual with two category 4 storms hitting land in a small space of time. It seems as though the longer it goes, the more severe it gets. Finally, Greshko concludes this article by talking about the cause of this catastrophic hurricane season being climate change. The climate plays a big role in weather and the warmer conditions will make for much worse tropical storms in the Atlantic. In the future individual will drop more precipitation in the future, since warmer air can hold more water vapor. The warmer temperatures are a result of human activity an if the climate continues to warm up then its predicted that storm surges will become much worse.

Leading up to a hurricane will start feeling warm and moist, allowing the air to become warm an humid, also allowing latent heat to spread. the next need is low pressure disturbance, also know as a tropical wave, to rise and make strong thunderstorms.if hurricanes try to form to close to the equator, it will not be strong enough to gather its self and rotate.

Always be prepared for hurricanes because they can become very hazardous and destructive. The worst hurricanes are considered to be category 3, 4 or 5. Hurricane Katrina rated a category 4 storm when making landfall (Handwerk, 2005). Also, if people live in a coastal region where hurricanes occur frequently, they should get a good insurance to cover any damage (Aboff & Sotirovski, 2012). A fascinating fact is the word “hurricane” comes from the god of evil of the Carib people of the Caribbean, Hurican (Handwerk, 2005). One of the most absolute fatal hurricanes was Hurricane Katrina. It occurred on August 23, 2005 and ended on August 31, 2005; it was located in the East North America, Ontario, Georgia, Mississippi, and New Orleans (Aboff & Sotirovski, 2012). As can be seen, hurricanes can become very life threatening and can cause an enormous

The 1999 Atlantic hurricane season had five Category 4 hurricanes – the highest number recorded in a single season in the Atlantic basin, later tied in 2005. The season officially began on June 1, and ended on November 30. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. It was a fairly active season, mostly due to a persistent La Niña that developed in the latter half of 1998. The first storm, Arlene, formed on June 11 to the southeast of Bermuda. It meandered slowly for a week and caused no impact on land. Other tropical cyclones that did not affect land were Hurricane Cindy, Tropical Storm Emily, and Tropical Depression Twelve. Minor impact on land was caused by Hurricanes

It’s important to understand Geoscience while studying hurricanes. By understanding Geoscience, we understand how the earth heats and cools and this plays a major role in the creation of hurricanes. Hurricanes form when an area of warm water heats the air above it, causing that air to rise. This creates an area of low pressure. The higher pressure around this area pushes new air in, which heats up and also rises. This flow of air causes the clouds to swirl. If the storm is in the northern hemisphere,

Hurricanes, just one of many of mother natures designs. What can start off as a simple tropical storm can turn deadly within a matter of hours. High-winds, rain, and destruction seems to be the basic understand most have of hurricanes. Which for the most part seems to be correct. Over the recent years NASA and a team of meteorologist have been working diligently to help better improve the tracking and prediction of hurricanes. Aside from high winds, there are much more to hurricanes than what is understood. Before we can fully understand hurricanes we must first look at what causes a thunderstorm to turn into a hurricane and the history of hurricanes. With rumors that in 1494, Columbus on his second voyage recorded the first ever hurricane. In addition, we will also be examining the role of meteorologist, hurricane wind speeds, different categories of hurricanes, how hurricanes are tracked, and the resources that are available to track and monitor a hurricanes paths. Lastly, we will discuss the damaging affects that hurricanes have on and off land.With continuous study and observation, weather forecaster are able to make critical decision in hurricane formation.

Did you know that Hurricanes have killed approximately 1.9 million people worldwide over the past 200 years. (Karen lenhardt said in her 2017 article on facts about hurricanes). We are seeing more and more of these occur, this year we have already encountered 13 named storms, 7 of them being hurricanes. Only four other seasons since 1995 have had that many by Sept. 18. Just two more by the end of the year would put 2017 in the top 15 since 1851. Maggie Astor stated in her New York Times news report about the 2017 Hurricane season . We must take notice and learn about the hurricane process so that we are able to understand the stages that hurricanes go through to get to be so fierce and devastating to get the strength to kill that many people.

The 2015 Atlantic hurricane season was a relatively calm season in comparison with an average season. There were twelve tropical cyclones in 2015, with eleven named storms, four hurricanes. Two of them were major hurricanes. Hurricane season began on June 1, 2015, and ended on November 30, 2015. These dates determined as the period of each year when most tropical cyclones occuring in the Atlantic Ocean. On the other hand, first of the named storms, Ana, did not develop until May 8. Ana developed approximitely a month before the official start of the hurricane season. This happened in 2012,with the tropical cyclone Beryl. This is called pre-season cyclone. Atlantic basin hurricane season have ended with Kate which was an extratropical cyclone

The first mistake the Jacksonville’s weather bureau made was to call all extra relief workers and coast guards from New York and New England down to Florida to prepare for the storm. While looking out and protecting Florida, they took many needed hands from the northeast, which was hit harder. Their second mistake, a more important one, was to assume this storm was another typical Cape Verde hurricane because it began to veer northward. Those storms were known to curve away from the tropics at first opportunity and head north for colder water where it would soon die off before hitting the US. It followed this specific course by the Bermuda High currents, “a mass of dense dry air that dominates the weather in the North

In the late summer of 2004 Florida was ravished by 4 consecutive hurricanes within the span of 44 days. From August 13 until early October, Florida was struck by Hurricanes Charley, Hurricane Frances, Hurricane Ivan, and Hurricane Jeanne whom all ranged winds of 90mph to 160mph. These storms left behind costly environmental, structural and social damage. Ripping the roofs off many homes while dismantling many other homes, those hurricanes changed the way the State of Florida and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) viewed Atlantic hurricane season. Evacuating over 8 million residents and business owners and incurring over $35 billion in disaster recovery funds, government officials began to seek out different approaches to creating