Hurricane Sandy (2012)

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-sandy-2012

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 scientific classification at peak intensity?Category 3 Hurricane
2. What is the date of extratropical transition?October 28, 2012
3. What made Hurricane Sandy a superstorm?Hurricane Sandy became a superstorm because it grew larger than a whole state, mixing warm tropical energy with cold extratropical energy, and its diameter was over 1,000 miles.
4. Why did Hurricane Sandy cause such a big storm surge?The storm surge was huge because the full moon raised the tides, the storm was very big, and strong onshore winds pushed water onto the coast.

Extratropical Transition: The process by which a tropical cyclone loses its tropical characteristics and becomes an extratropical cyclone.
Storm Surge Amplification: The increase in sea level caused by a storm, often made worse by factors like tide cycles and coastal geography.
Climate Adaptation: The process of adjusting to current or expected future climate and its effects.
Minimum Central Pressure: The lowest atmospheric pressure recorded at the center of a storm, indicating its intensity.