Hurricanes

Hurricanes are gigantic tropical storms that can be hundreds of kilometres wide. They bring along very strong winds and a lot of rainfall. They often cause flooding near the coasts and sea levels rise.
Hurricanes occur in many parts of the world. In the Pacific Ocean they are called typhoons and in Australia they are willy-willies. In the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea they are called hurricanes.

Contents : 11  pages

• How hurricanes start
• Structure of hurricanes
• Hurricane names
• What damage hurricanes can cause
• How to prepare for a hurricane
• Hurricane categories
• Hurricane Katrina
• Exercises
• Key

Downloadable Sample of the Full Module (Not Printable) :

• Hurricanes  - Text  (PDF  211  KB)
  
• Hurricanes   - Exercises  (PDF  158  KB)