Bradley Laird

Rosie Sweetman

Guru Rattan Khalsa

Courtney Alt

Naima Muntal

Carina Zevely

Team Terminator

1. What is a Hurricane?

2. What is Global Warming?

3. Does global warming effect hurricane intensity and occurrence level?

4.Conclusion/Discussion Satellite picture of the eye of hurricane Ivan

Required Conditions:

•high humidity

•Warm surface water temperature

(typically 80°F)

•Light Winds

•Tropical waters (8°-20° latitude)

Temperature Data

Hurricane Category Occurrences per Decade AveragesChart created by Terminator Team 02-02-06

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Ten year averages of low pressure in mbGraph created by Terminator Team 02-02-06

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Hurricanes per decadeChart created by Terminator team 02-02-06

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Hurricane Category Occurrences per Decade AveragesChart created by Terminator Team 02-02-06

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Pressure Variance Vs. Global Average Temperature Variance

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There Could Be…

P value= .01<P<.005 (confidence btwn 99-99.5%)

References

• Charts created by the Terminator Team• http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/ushurrlist.htm• http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat• ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/annual_land.and.ocean.ts