But before you begin, complete the crossword puzzle on yesterday's matrial. This is a graded quiz. Each of you has ten minutes to complete your assigned portion of the dangers worksheet. Each of you then have five minutes to teach their members about the dangers. The other group members complete their remaining dangers worksheet from each expert in the group.
Hurricanes are very large storms that are hundreds of miles in diameter.
The hurricane-force winds cover tens of thousands of square miles and can be very dangerous to people who live even a few hundred miles from the coast. Examine the image to your right to see how far inland hurricane force winds extended during hurricane Hugo. Even a small hurricane will have dangerous winds more than 100 miles out from the eye. When a hurricane hits land, these winds cause considerable damage and frequently kill peple who do not take precautions against them. Hurricane winds are so strong that objects that are not secured can be picked up and carried by these winds posing great danger if they should strike something.