Lesson 10 Guided Lab - Sister Bannan PDF

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1. Open this .kml file in Google Earth: 2008AtlanticHurricaneSeason.kmz (in I-Learn). Turn on the “Borders and Labels” layer. Find hurricane Dolly. What category was it when it made landfall (i.e. the first plotted category value on land)? a. 1 2. Which of these is the nearest inland city to where it made landfall (along the freeway)? c. Harlingen 3. Examine the elevations along the coast between the city in #2 and the coast (not the islands). Measure along the river. Approximately how far inland could a 20 foot storm surge go here? d. 30 miles 4. In Google Earth, go to “Miami Beach, Florida” using the Search box. Make sure the 3D buildings layer is turned off (because GE gives elevations of the buildings when this is turned on). What is the ground elevation where the symbol/label is? (You’ll have to zoom in very close) b. 5 feet 5. What is the major hurricane hazard Miami Beach faces? c. storm surge 6. In Google Earth, go to “2200 Indiana Avenue, Joplin, Missouri.” This is a high school. Zoom in to see details. Look at current imagery (you could also use Google Maps and Streetview to see more recent photos). Click on the historical imagery icon at the top of the window (the clock with an arrow turning back time). [Note that one block to the south was a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints stake center.] Find the imagery for as soon after April, 2011 as you can (it may be a few months later). Examine the damage to the high school and the surrounding houses. Using the EF scale described in our text, which of these is the most appropriate measurement for this tornado damage? d. EF5 – strong frame house or brick structure blown away. 7. In Table 3b, look at the table called “Rank Using 2010 Inflation, Population and Wealth Normalization.” This means that damage costs have been adjusted for more direct comparison in today’s dollars. What are the three most costly hurricanes in this table (in order)? b. SE Florida/Alabama 1926, Katrina 2005, Galveston 1900 8. In Table 2, what were the three deadliest hurricanes ever to strike the U.S. (in order)? c. Galveston 1900, Florida 1928, Katrina 2005 9. According to Table 4, only three hurricanes have been category 5 when they made landfall in the U.S. Which were they? a. Florida Keys 1935, Camille 1969, and Andrew 1992 10. Do a web search for “hurricane 1938 site:noaa.gov,” which of these things pertain to this hurricane?

d. It struck New England, had high storm surge, and was moving forward at 50 mph....