Hurricane Hugo

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Hurricane Hugo!

• Courtney Vencill

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Weather Conditions

• the hot air and cold air gets together and that
  makes a hurricane.

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Conditions

• WINDS 140-mph.
• PRESSURE 27.58 inches (934 mb).
• STORM - SURGE 16 - 20-feet above mean tide.

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Instruments used to detect a hurricane

• Predict- satellites
• Track- GPS signals from the satellites
• Evaluate- Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer

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Short Term effects of HUGO.

• Short term effects
• houses being crumbled by the huge masses of
  ocean water.
• Flooding
• Health conditions
• Torn up landscape
• Damaged building

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Long term effects of Hugo

• Long term effects
• Death
• Loss of jobs
• Loss of forests
• Decrease in wildlife

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Work Cited

• www.geocities.com/hurricanene/hurricanehugo.htm
• www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/hugo1989.html
  
• www.usatoday.com/weather/huricane/whugo.htm