Reducing risks from effects of tropical storms
I can understand how monitoring, prediction, protection and planning can reduce the effects of tropical storms.
Reducing risks from effects of tropical storms
I can understand how monitoring, prediction, protection and planning can reduce the effects of tropical storms.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Monitoring, for example using satellite technology, can reduce the effects of tropical storms.
- Prediction, for example using weather forecasting, can reduce the effects of tropical storms.
- Protection and planning, for example evacuation strategies, can reduce the effects of tropical storms.
Keywords
Forecast - use of technology to predict the likelihood of a tropical storm, including its path, intensity and speed
Meteorologist - person who studies the causes of weather conditions using information from land, sea and the atmosphere, and creates forecasts
Monitoring - the continuous observation and recording of atmospheric conditions to detect changes
Mitigate - taking actions to reduce the effects of a tropical storm
Common misconception
Tropical storms cannot be accurately predicted.
While it is challenging, advances in technology and meteorology have improved the accuracy of tropical storm predictions.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
North Atlantic region
East Pacific region
Indian Ocean region
Exit quiz
4 Questions
the continuous observation and recording of atmospheric conditions to
use of technology to predict the likelihood of a tropical storm
taking actions to reduce the effects of a tropical storm