2.Hurricane Dorian

By Erin Morgan

Last updated almost 3 years ago

8 Questions

Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas in September 2019. It was a Category 5 hurricane and perhaps the worst natural disaster in Bahamas history. Watch the first 2 minutes of this video to see some footage of Hurricane Dorian's destruction, then answer the questions.

Match:

		The daily changes in temperature, humidity, precipitation and wind
		The long-term patterns of weather in a place

Hurricane Dorian is an example of:

Weather

Climate

Hurricane Dorian dropped 36 inches of rain (three feet!) in parts of the Bahamas. (In contrast, Portland received just 3 inches in the last week of storms). The scientific term for rainfall is:

Evaporation

Condensation

Precipitation

Hurricane Dorian had wind speeds up to 185 miles per hour. In a hurricane, the winds are all blowing towards a central point called an "eye" and spiraling around it. Based on this, the eye is probably:

A high pressure zone

A low pressure zone

Check out the map below of where hurricanes strike across the globe:

Which region of the U.S. gets hit by hurricanes most often?

the mid-west (like Michigan or Indiana)

the southeast (like Florida or Alabama)

the southwest (like Arizona or Nevada)

the northwest (like Oregon)

Looking at the map, do the hurricane regions have anything in common? Write one pattern you notice about where hurricanes hit most.

Okay, here's the mystery. Even though we get strong winds and tons of rainfall in Oregon, we don't get hurricanes. Why not?  What ingredient are we missing? Based on everything you learned today, make a guess below. 
I think Oregon doesn't get hurricanes because...

Last thing: Help me plan next week's lessons! Write one question you have about hurricanes. 