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1. “Hurricane" is derived from "Hurican," the name of the Carib god of evil. The Caribs are the native inhabitants of the Caribbean. 2. By properly naming a hurricane, forecaster Clement Wragge found he could publicly describe a disliked politician as "causing great distress" or "wandering aimlessly about the Pacific." 3. The earth's rotation causes hurricane winds to rotate counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. This is called the Coriolis effect. 4. Storms with winds of 74 mph or higher are classified as hurricanes. 5. Only three. In 1935, a Category 5 hurricane hit the Florida Keys, Hurricane Camille devastated the coast of Louisiana and Alabama in 1969, and Hurricane Andrew hit South Florida in 1992 6. Ocean temperatures are highest during late August and into September, helping to fuel storm generation. 7. Typhoon, taken from the translation of the Chinese word for “big wind.” 8. Choosing names for cyclonic events, like hurricanes, that are potentially an international disaster requires the work of an international group. The World Meteorological Organization approves the names, which are repeated every six years unless a storm is so destructive that it merits having its name retired. 9. A tropical depression has maximum sustained winds of 38 MPH. At 39 MPH the storm becomes a tropical storm, and the next progression is 74 MPH at which time it becomes a hurricane. 10. Hurricane Jeanne was the tenth named storm, the seventh hurricane, and the fifth major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic Hurricane Season. It was also the third hurricane and fourth named storm of the season to make landfall in Florida as it hit on the east coast, crossed the state and entered the Gulf of Mexico, before veering east, hitting Florida’s west coast. |
YOUR SCORE! 10 CORRECT You must be a Genuine Cracker! 8 or 9 CORRECT Either you've been living in Florida for awhile, or you're a geek! 5, 6, or 7 CORRECT Hurricanes don't really impress you, huh? Less than 5 CORRECT If you live - or plan to live - anywhere along the Gulf or Atlantic coastlines stay tuned to the Weather Channel from June 1st to November 30th each year! |
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