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Monsoons, Typhoons, Cyclones, Tsunamis!

Monsoons, Typhoons, Cyclones, Tsunamis!. Monsoons. What is a Monsoon? A seasonal wind that brings warm, moist air from the oceans in summer and cold, dry air from inland in winter. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=712201n. http://schema-root.org/weather/monsoons/monsoons.jpg.

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Monsoons, Typhoons, Cyclones, Tsunamis!

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  1. Monsoons, Typhoons, Cyclones, Tsunamis!

  2. Monsoons • What is a Monsoon? • A seasonal wind that brings warm, moist air from the oceans in summer and cold, dry air from inland in winter http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=712201n http://schema-root.org/weather/monsoons/monsoons.jpg

  3. Typhoons and Cyclones • Just to be confusing… • Typhoons, cyclones, and hurricanes are all THE SAME THING. They just have different names. • What is a typhoon/cyclone? • A storm with heavy rains and high winds that blow in a circular pattern • Winds can be faster than 160 miles per hour! • What kind of damage do they cause? • Destruction of homes and businesses, flooding, death http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Polar_low.jpg/220px-Polar_low.jpg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ogL5vqyYyA

  4. Tsunamis • Use your textbook pages 594-595 to understand more about Tsunamis. http://indiacurrentaffairs.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Earthquake-and-Tsunami.jpg

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