Tropical Storms

Tropical Storms.

Hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons are different names for the same thing.

They occur in tropical areas where the temperature is hottest.

Why is the tropics the hottest area?

They Happen between 10º – 30° north of the equator.

And 10º – 30° south of the equator.

They can not cross over the equator because of the earth’s rotation.

Tropical storms travel from east to west so they mostly affect the countries on the western side of the continent.

Tourist destinations that have hurricanes are

USA – around the Gulf of Mexico

The Caribbean Islands

Central America such as Mexico

Tourist destinations that have cyclones are

The Pacific Islands such as Fiji and the Philippines.

Northern Australia = Queensland and the Northern territory.

India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and the Maldives

Tourist destinations that have Typhoons are

China and Japan

USA and Caribbean

Japan and China

Australia and Pacific Islands

India, Thailand. Sri Lanka.

When to avoid the tropical storm season?

The effect on travel

•Flights will be cancelled or diverted to other airports to avoid the strong winds and storm weather.

•Airports may be shut because of flooding

•Holidays may be cancelled

•Flight to other areas in the world will be delayed due to the knock on effect of aircraft not being able to fly.

•People on holiday and business will not be able to fly home until the storm is over. (this is called repatriation)

•Hotels and attractions may have to close for repairs so people due to go abroad my have to postpone their holiday or choose somewhere else to go.

To get the merit Explain climatic conditions to two destinations (Whistler and another place)

To get the distinctionfind out what happened during Hurricane Katrina. (Page 95)