Erica Aiga

Joshua Do
Kevin Ung
Miranda Ramirez
Group 5

Local Hurricane Map

Pattern:
According to this map, the hurricane seems to be moving inland and damaging buildings. It is
moving Northeast and bringing high winds and rain.
Process:
The hazard is occurring in the east coast border of the United States of America. It is not occurring
elsewhere. The hazard occurs more in the east coast borders because there are warmer water and
more storms as opposed to the west coast. When there is warm sea water, humid air at the bottom
of an area of cold, and unstable air with a storm, tropical storm forms.The difference between the
cold and warm air causes a more severe storm that brings heavy rain. When warm humid air rises
into the atmosphere, it also creates stronger winds. Thus, a regular storm becomes a hurricane,

which only occurs at the sea. As the hurricane moves inland the strength of the hurricane decreases
due to rough terrain and drier air.
Solution:
Although hurricane weakens as it reaches land, this hazard is very dangerous and can take peoples
lives. While there are no ways to prevent hurricanes from happening, there are a lot of safety
measures to protect oneself such as living in a secure house with plywood, fabric panels, flood
barriers, and storm panels.

Regional Hurricane Map

Pattern: Based on the map, it shows a hurricane moving along the coast of North and South
Carolina. The hurricane came from the Southeast of the Atlantic sea. It then moves Northeast away
from the coastal area.
Process: In explanation, hurricanes move in the direction of the winds. In this map, this hurricane is
located at the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean has winds known as the Westerlies, which pushes
hurricanes. Based on this map, the Westerlies pushed this hurricane towards the coastal area of the
US, where it would endanger homes and people. Other factors causing hurricanes such as this one
to move is by the direction the hurricanes are spinning.

Solutions: There is no method to stop hurricane from its path, it is a natural phenomenon. It is for
the best interest of locals around the coastal regions of the west coast to keep watch on the news to
prepare themselves from potential life threatening hurricanes heading there way.

Global Hurricane Map

Pattern:
The map shows the frequent paths of hurricanes. From their paths we can see that hurricanes tend
to come from the equator near tropical areas with high humidity levels. They then move northeast on
the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.
Process:
In detail, the requirements for a hurricane to form is humidity, cold stormy atmosphere, and warm
water, which tend to be the case in tropical regions in the equator. This explains why hurricanes tend
to form near the equator. In the US, the lower parts of the east coast suffer most from hurricanes due
to them being closer to the equator with warm water along its coast. As opposed to the east coast,
the west coast has cooler temperatures and less humidity, which make it near impossible for
hurricanes to hit the west coast.
Solution:

With the presence of global warming and greenhouse gas, the formula for hurricanes will tend to be
readily available. It will also increase the distance hurricanes can travel due to the effect of global
warming heating up the ocean water. What we can do to decrease the chance of hurricanes
endangering people's lives is to curb greenhouse gas and stock up on emergency supplies to
prepare for the worse.
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