Rita the Raging Storm

                 Hurricane Rita was a storm that almost caused more destruction than Katrina and hit when it was only a category 2, so it didn’t come to much trouble but it could have caused a massive amount of damage. Rita was a giant storm because it soaked up more water than Katrina, so Rita was like a more colossal, stronger, and more intense version of Katrina. Rita was huge and massive and the next storm passing right by us was bigger than Rita was. The next hurricane doesn’t look too horrible but once it soaks up water there’s no telling what it could do. The next hurricane I think is called Lamar. Rita is gone now, but its story isn’t. If you look it up you could learn a lot about hurricanes and other storms. Get inspired about weather like me and who knows; someday YOU could be part of weblogs too. I wish I knew what caused Rita to grow so massive and then just dissapear. Maybe Lamar will be stronger. What damage do you think Rita could have caused if it still were a catogory 5 when it hit? What do you think the next hurricane will be called? How do you think Rita stayed in water longer than Katrina did?  See U later!!!

Comments

[Anne_Davis]

Hi Zachary,

I found an article that says hurricanes gain strength when they cross the Gulf of Mexico.

"The hurricanes draw their energy from warm surface ocean waters, so there's a very strong correlation between the warmer the ocean surface and the stronger the hurricane's going to be." "That's why you often see that as the hurricanes move into the Gulf of Mexico, their intensity goes up from a 3 to a 4, or a 4 to a 5, because that warm water in the gulf is driving the energy."

You ask great questions! Here's a link to the article if you want to read more:
http://www.dailyfreepress.com/global_user_elements/printpage.cfm?storyid=999751

Mrs. Davis

[Mrs. Meeler]

Hi Zachary!

The way storms are named is very interesting. Do you know why storms are given names? We can have two storms at one time, and could easily get confused if we didn't have names for the storms. So each storm is named for tracking purposes.

At first storms were only named after women, but now they are given both male and female names.

Do you know who is responsible for assigning names to the storms?

[Zachary]

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