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//**__The science:__ Hurricanes cane be very deadly with wind speeds of 160 miles an hour or more! Hurricane season lasts from mid August __t__o late October. Hurricanes are usually in areas of the sea with surface temperatures of 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Hurricanes are fed by energy from the warm seas and are very large heat engines which release that energy through thunderstorms. To make matters worse, their high winds can even spawn tornadoes.**// //**They can happen in areas off the coast of Florida, the Indian ocean, and the Bengal coast.They spin around a low pressure center known as the "eye" which is surrounded by the "eye wall", the place with the heaviest wind and rain in the storm.The rain from hurricanes can also cause floods and landslides. Please be aware of these storms so you will be able to get out in time using the news, National weather service, and radio.**// [|More Info on the Science of Hurricanes]


 * __In the News__**: **//One recent hurricane dubbed Igor in 2010 caused $500,000 in damage in Bermuda, and about $163.9 million in Newfoundland, Canada. It was known as a category 4 hurricane and is also known as the largest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin, with the lowest pressure center since hurricane dean 2007 . With wind speeds of 155 mph it was certainly strong. It didn't do much damage to Cape Verde even though it went right over it. However, it swept two people out to sea in the Leeward Islands, and caused a death in the United States (Surf City, North Carolina) plus waves that were 6 to 9 feet tall and rip current ( in the US. Back in Newfoundland, Canada there were flood damages, power outages, strong winds and one death. In Bermuda they closed government run schools and the international airport because of the threat of tornados, and there was also heavy rainfall, and high winds of 91 mph with gusts of 117mph, however no deaths were reported. My conclusion is that Igor was strong but there have been worse (see hurricane Katrina below for an example ).//**

[|Hurricane Igor (2010) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]

//**DO have gas in the car to be ready to get away.**// //**DO listen to the radio for information.**// //**DO store extra water.**// //**DO shut off the utilities you don't need.**// //**DON'T run outside unless you have to evacuate.**// //**DON'T go return until its safe.**// //**DON'T argue if you need to evacuate.**// http://www.fema.gov/kids/knw_hur.htm
 * __Safety__** : **//Do's and don'ts//**

” **__Historical Event__**://**On August 23rd, 2005 a monster was created**. //**//With 175 mph winds, and 1,836 reported fatalities, hurricane Katrina was, if nothing else, a monster. It also caused 81 billion dollars in damages. With 9 different locations affected it was certainly deadly, in fact it was the deadliest hurricane in U. S. history since the Oxeechbee hurricane in 1928. It was also one of the five (it being at the top) most costly U.S. Atlantic hurricanes.//**
 * __Book Noo____//k//__**//: **I recommend several books including "The Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane'. It may be a picture book but it has a lot of information. Additionally, I recommend a book called "Hurricanes" by Lorraine j. hopping that I found on amazon and I paged through it and let me just say it has a ton of information. And last but not least, the DK Eyewitness book "Hurricanes and Tornadoes" which tells about famous hurricanes and more cool (in general) weather facts.**//
 * __Video Analysis__**:media type="custom" key="8205666"
 * //Here are some examples of what happened. In most Mississippi beach towns it caused lots of damage where 90% of the towns were flooded in a matter of hours, and water stretched 6-12 miles inland from the beach. And in New Orleans, Louisiana the city was 80% flooded as well as some neighboring parishes. To see more of this kind of destruction watch the attached video analysis above(taken 6 days after Katrina hit land). In conclusion, I would like to say that hurricane Katrina is possibly the deadliest hurricane I have heard of so far, and in my option __THE__ deadliest (so far).//**
 * //http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina//**


 * __Experts__** : **//Mitchell J. Landrieu is the 61st mayor of new Orlens LO on May 3 2010. after hurricane Katriana he set out to rebuild the tourism industry in the city. He and his team got a 22 million dollar grant from congress and quickly distributed it to the home owners in need of help.//**
 * __Thanks:__ //Wiki, National Geographic, Fema for kids,CNN//**