Within the Loop Current there is warm water that extends fairly deeper than the water surrounding it. Hurricanes usually churn up slightly cooler water allowing for some weakening of the storm; however a hurricane moving over the Loop Current churns up warmer water that extends deeper into the ocean. Camille's extraordinary strength could be blamed in part due to the assumption that it tracked directly up the axis of the Loop Current. After landfall, Camille dropped torrential rains on the southern states with anywhere from 2 to 11 inches of rain. Camille eventually strengthened somewhat as it moved more inland bringing major destruction to the state of Virginia with damage to property and life.
Of these, 74 were in Haiti, which was already trying to recover from the impact of three storms earlier that year:Fay, Gustav, and Hanna. In the United States, 112 people were killed, and 23 are still missing. Due to its immense size, Ike caused devastation from the Louisiana coastline all the way to the Kenedy County, Texas region near Corpus Christi, Texas. [6] In addition, Ike caused flooding and significant damage along the Mississippi coastline and the Florida PanhandleHYPERLINK \l "cite_note-6"[7] Damages from Ike in U.S. coastal and inland areas are estimated at $29.6 billion (2008 USD),[2] with additional damage of $7.3 billion in Cuba (the costliest storm ever in that country), $200 million in the Bahamas, and $500 million in the Turks and Caicos, amounting to a total of at least $37.6 billion in damage. Ike was the second costliest Atlantic hurricane of all time, only surpassed by Hurricane Katrina of 2005 (not adjusted for inflation; if adjusted, Ike would be the third costliest storm).
To what extent are the impacts of tropical storms more than just environmental (30 marks) A hurricane is an intense, rotating oceanic weather system that possesses maximum sustained winds exceeding 79mph. It forms and intensifies over tropical oceanic regions. They cause devastating effects in any areas that they make landfall and can cause governments billions of pounds to repair damages. Hurricanes form and intensify over oceanic regions. They require sea-surface temperatures of at least 26°C and the influence of the earth’s rotation to initiate a spinning circulation (Coriolis effect).
The Effects of Hurricanes Hurricanes also known as Cyclones are amongst the strongest storms on earth, which have plagued man for centuries. Jay Barnes confirms this timeline, with this passage “They are called hurricanes in the Western Hemisphere, a term probably derived from ‘Hurukan,’ the name of the Mayan storm god, and other similar native Caribbean words translated as ‘evil spirit’ or ‘big wind’.” ( 6). Every year, in the summer season, these forces of nature begin to form themselves sometimes less numerous then the year before and sometimes in greater numbers witnessed in a decade. For future reference hurricanes are often named, not only to keep track of them but also people that have experienced them, tend to remember these storms by their name. They are born from tropic waters that affect quite a few across the world but in the Gulf of Mexico they tend to wreak particular havoc.
Hurricanes and their impact on the environment The effect of hurricanes on the environment is catastrophic. The loss of life and damage to property and the environment has far reaching implications, for persons that survive these disasters. According to Remote Sensing Using Satellites,(n.d.)”A hurricane is an intense, rotating oceanic weather system that possesses maximum sustained winds exceeding 119km/hr (74 mph). It forms and intensifies over tropical oceanic regions”. Hurricanes normally develop in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and the North Pacific Ocean.
They strengthen when water evaporated from the ocean is released as the saturated air rises, resulting in condensation of water vapor contained in the moist air. There are several similarities between hurricanes and tornadoes. First of all, both are unpredictable, incredibly devastating and can easily kill. Other than that, both are made up of very strong and fast wind which is more than 100 mph. Furthermore, both of them rotate all around.
It first hit Cuba then the Dominic Republic then Haiti; where they still hadn't gotten back on their feet after the storm in 2010. It was a weak tropical storm at that time but the winds were still pretty strong; 65 miles per hour. Once it got past those countries, Tropical Storm Isaac was projected to head towards the Key West area of Florida, then was supposed to fizzle out to a tropical depression.
Hurricane Katrina consisted of much high wind strength and power which led to levies to fail, and developed flooding in the area. As winds to start to increase, hurricanes gain more strength and power, which develop heavy rainfall and big waves. (The Evans School of Public Affairs)“Long before the Katrina disaster
‘Hurricanes are becoming a greater hazard’ discuss. There is evidence that hurricanes may be becoming a greater hazard due to the increased intensity and frequency of them, data has shown that the number of hurricanes each year is in general controlled by a 20-40 year cycle, currently scientists believe that we are in the stage of the cycle where there will be more hurricanes than average each year as compared to the mid 1960’s-1990’s where the number of hurricanes per year was considerably less than the expected average. This increase in the number of storms means that some areas may be getting by more than one hurricane each season and more hurricanes over a period of time than they had done previously, allowing less time for the area to recover , rebuild its defences and plan and prepare effectively for the next storm, this therefore often intensifies the effects of the hurricane, in this case making it a greater hazard e.g. the Florida Keys, southeast Florida, Bangladesh and the Philippines are all areas that have experienced greater damage from hurricanes since 1995 when the average number of hurricanes per year started to increase. Louisiana in the USA is an area where some evidence has shown that hurricanes are becoming a greater hazard.
The downside to the central highlands though are multiple thunderstorms that cause incredible damage due to lighting strikes. The capital, Antananarivo, receives almost all its average annual 1.4 meters of rainfall between the months of November and April. The dry season is nice and sunny but can be cooler in the morning time. Frost is common at the highest elevations in Madagascar and provides some of the clearest blue skies to view in the world. The west coast is much drier than the central highlands and east coast due to the winds losing humidity by the time they reach this side of island.