Hurricanes by Seymour Simon

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Book: Hurricanes
Author: Seymour Simon
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-117072-0

1. They are spinning storms that develop in warm areas around the equator
2. around the equator
3. yes
4. from June to November
5. August and September
6. 5
7. Storm God Hunraken
8. The Taino people
9. An evil god
10. Storms that form over the warm waters of the tropics near the equator
11. Cyclones are storms spinning around a calm center of low air pressure
12. Counterclockwise, clockwise
13. Tropical Depressions
14. 38 miles per hour
15. Tropical Storms
16. 39-73 miles per hour
17. 74 miles per hour
18. North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, west coast of Mexico
19. In North America
20. In the Indian Ocean
21. calm
22. a huge dome of water
23. 50 to 100 miles wide
24. a combination of a storm surge and a regular monthly high tide
25. 12,000 people
26. 300 miles per hour
27. days or weeks
28. true
29. 10 atomic bombs
30. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
31. A hurricane with wind speeds of 74-95 miles per hour
32. Slight damage to trees, shrubbery, and mobile homes
33. A hurricane with winds of 96-110 miles per hour
34. Moderate damage, some trees and mobile homes blown over
35. A hurricane with winds of 111-130 miles per hour
36. Extensive damage, large trees blown down and mobile homes badly damage
37. A hurricane with winds of 131-155 miles per hour
38. This hurricane causes complete destruction of mobile homes
39. A hurricane with winds of greater than 155 miles per hour
40. A catastrophe, complete destruction of mobile homes
41. Hurricane Katrina in 2005
42. 36 hours