50 years of Fury Hurricanes of the North Atlantic

50 years ofFURY
Are Atlantic hurricanesgetting more severe?1959 - 2008

The Atlantic Ocean producesseveral hurricanesper year
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They typically come from the south, battering the Southeastern United States, Mexico and the Caribbean

2005 was the worst hurricane seasonon record
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Hurricane Katrina
1,836 dead $108 billion damages

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Hurricane Wilma
62 dead $29 billion damages

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Hurricane Rita

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Hurricane Emily

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Hurricane Dennis
89 dead $4.5 billion damages

Some scientists believehurricanes are becoming more severe
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Because of global warming
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Let’s look at the data
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In order for a storm to qualify as a hurricane, it must have 74 mph winds
Miles per hour
74 mph

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How fast is that?
Miles per hour
74 mph

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Miles per hour
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30 mph Hard to use an umbrella

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Miles per hour
40
40 mph Difficult to walk against the wind

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Miles per hour
50
50 mph Shingles blown off roofs

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Miles per hour
60
60 mph Trees uprooted

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Miles per hour
74
74 mph Widespread damage

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There are different Categories of hurricanes, based on wind speed
Miles per hour

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156 mph or higher Category 5
131-155 mph Category 4
Miles per hour
74-95 mphCategory 1

It’s hard to imagine what 180 mph windsfeels like
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But try this
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Drive down the highway at 60 mph
And stick your head out the window

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Now triple that

Let’s look at the wind speeds of some of those disastrous 2005 hurricanes
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Hurricane Katrina
175 mph max speed
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Wind speeds measured every 6 hours
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Source: NOAA Satellite and Information Services http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ibtracs/index.php a

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Hurricane Wilma
185 mphmax speed
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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Hurricane Rita
180 mph max speed
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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Hurricane Emily
160 mphmax speed
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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Category 5
Hurricane Dennis
150 mphmax speed
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

2005 was a record year for Atlantic hurricanes
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You decide……are Atlantic hurricanes getting more severe?
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Let’s look at the wind speeds of 50 yearsof the worst Atlantic hurricanes
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1959
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1960
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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1961
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Hurricane Esther lasted 17 days
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1962
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

39
1963
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

40
1964
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Hurricane Cleo lasted 17 days
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1965
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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1966
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

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1967
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

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1968
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1969
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1970
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1971
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1972
Category 5
No Category 1 or higher hurricanes in Atlantic in 1972
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1973
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1974
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1975
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1976
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1977
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1978
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1979
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1980
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Hurricane Frances lasted 15 days
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1981
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1982
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1983
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1984
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1985
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1986
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Hurricane Charley lasted 17 days
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1987
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1988
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1989
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Hurricanes Felix and Hugo lasted 16 days
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1990
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1991
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1992
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1993
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1994
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1995
Category 5
Hurricanes Luis, Iris and Felix lasted 18 days
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1996
Category 5
Category 4
Hurricane Edouard lasted 18 days
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1997
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1998
Category 5
Category 4
Hurricane Katrina (1998) lasted 22 days
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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1999
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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2000
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

77
2001
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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2002
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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2003
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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2004
Category 5
Category 4
Hurricane Ivan
lasted 22 days
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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2005
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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2006
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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2007
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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2008
Category 5
Category 4
Category 3
Category 2
Miles per hour
Category 1
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

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