Hurricane Erin (2025)

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/hurricane-erin--2025-

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the storm type?Cape Verde hurricane
2. What is the origin point?Tropical wave west of Cape Verde islands
3. How did Hurricane Erin become so strong?When it reached the Lesser Antilles, the weather became very favorable and Erin quickly intensified, reaching its peak strength in just a short time.
4. Why was Hurricane Erin so huge?Erin had a wind field that stretched 575 miles wide, making it one of the largest hurricanes near the U.S. coast and affecting a very wide area.

Cape Verde Hurricane: A powerful hurricane that forms in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, often developing from tropical waves originating near the Cape Verde islands.
Explosive Intensification: A rapid increase in a tropical cyclone's maximum sustained winds, typically exceeding 35 mph in 24 hours.
Eyewall Replacement Cycle: A process in intense hurricanes where a new eyewall forms around an existing one, leading to a temporary decrease in intensity followed by potential re-strengthening.
Extratropical Transition: The process by which a tropical cyclone loses its tropical characteristics and evolves into a mid-latitude cyclone, often associated with frontal systems.