Hurricane! This is the season for ferocious ocean storms. Are you ready? (Geoskills).This is hurricane season--when ferocious storms can hit U.S. coastal areas. In August 1992, Hurricane Andrew This article is about the 1992 hurricane; there was also a Tropical Storm Andrew during the 1986 Atlantic hurricane season. Hurricane Andrew is the second-most-destructive hurricane in U.S. history, and the last of three Category 5 hurricanes that made U.S. ripped through the Bahamas, Florida, and Louisiana, killing 54 and causing about $22 billion in damages. No storm of the past 30 years has been deadlier. Where did the hurricane hit? If you understand latitude and longitude latitude and longitude Coordinate system by which the position or location of any place on the Earth's surface can be determined and described. Latitude is a measurement of location north or south of the Equator. , you can find Andrew's path. Here's how: Latitude: Lines of latitude measure distance north and south of the equator, an imaginary line In general, an imaginary line is any sort of line that has only an abstract definition, and does not exist in fact. As a geographical concept, an imaginary line may serve as an arbitrary division (such as a border). that circles the globe exactly halfway between the North and South poles North and South Poles figurative ends of the earth. [Geography: Misc.] See : Remoteness (see globe A). The equator is at 0[degrees] latitude. As you travel north (N) or south (S) of the equator, latitude increases--up to 90[degrees]N at the North Pole North Pole, northern end of the earth's axis, lat. 90°N. It is distinguished from the north magnetic pole. U.S. explorer Robert E. Peary is traditionally credited as being the first to reach (1909) the North Pole. In 1926, Richard E. and 90[degrees]S at the South Pole South Pole, southern end of the earth's axis, lat. 90° S. It is distinguished from the south magnetic pole. The South Pole was reached by Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer, in 1911. See Antarctica. . Longitude: Lines of longitude measure distance east or west of the prime meridian prime meridian, meridian that is designated zero degree (0°) longitude, from which all other longitudes are measured. By international convention, it passes through the original site of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England; for this reason, it is sometimes , an imaginary line that passes through Greenwich, England (see globe B). The prime meridian is at 0[degrees] longitude. As you travel east (E) or west (W) of Greenwich, longitude increases--up to the 180[degrees] meridian, which is located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Global Grid An open systems architecture that provides global connectivity instantaneously on warrior demand. The global grid can support both vertical and horizontal information flow to joint and multinational forces. : When latitude and longitude lines are combined on a map, they form a grid (see hurricane map). Any spot on earth can be located by its latitude and longitude. For example, Miami, Florida, is at 25[degrees]N, 80[degrees]W (Latitude is always given first, then longitude.) Both latitude and longitude are measured in degrees. Study the map and globes, then answer the questions below. QUESTIONS 1. Latitude measures distance north and south of what named line? _____ 2. Longitude measures distance from the prime meridian in which directions? _____ 3. What is the latitude of Jacksonville, Florida? _____ 4. What is the longitude of Miami, Florida? _____ 5. What are the latitude and longitude of New Orleans, Louisiana? _____ 6. What city is closest to 25[degrees]N, 77[degrees]W? _____ 7. When was Hurricane Andrew at 28[degrees]N, 90[degrees]W? _____ 8. Hurricane Andrew became a tropical storm after passing which city? _____ 9. How many days did the hurricane last? _____ 10. About how far did Hurricane Andrew travel between August 23 and 24? (Use map scale.) _____ ANSWERS 1. the equator 2. east and west 3. 30[degrees]N 4. 80[degrees]W 5. 30[degrees]N, 90[degrees]W 6. Nassau, Bahamas 7. August 26 8. New Orleans, LA 9. four 10. more than 200 miles |
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