more than 500 people died overall
Scientists and meteorologists have no clear cut cumulative number of deaths that have occurred over the history of man on Earth. Taking the fact that the costliest tropical cyclone, Bhola 1970, killed as many as 500,000 people, we can probably say that hurricanes have killed, in the span of hundreds of thousands of years, over at least 100 million people.
Here are some facts about hurricanes:Only women's names were used to name hurricanes until 1978...then they started using men's names as well.A hurricane releases energy equivalent to a nuclear bomb going off every 20 minutes.In other parts of the world storms identical to hurricanes are called cyclones and typhoons.The word hurricane comes from the Taino Native American word, hurucane, meaning evil spirit of the wind.The first time anyone flew into a hurricane happened in 1943 in the middle of World War 2.A typical hurricane can dump 6 inches to a foot of rain across a region.Storm surges are very dangerous and a major reason why you must stay away from the ocean during a hurricane warning or hurricane.
Some ideas for hurricane science fair projects are you could use food coloring a spoon and a bowl and learn about the eye of the hurricane. Another idea is The Hurricane in a bottle.
In some studies, there was a hurricane Garrett. But in other studies there was not.
Hurricane Igor has long since dissipated.
Hurricane Igor was a strong category 4 and almost became a category 5.
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Yes, Hurricane Igor caused damage in Bermuda and Nova Scotia.
Hurricane Igor is expected to make landfall in Bermuda Late Sunday, September 19,2010 About a day away and some waves in Bermuda are reaching 4o ft high.
Hurricane Igor On September 19,2010 was recorded at 545 miles wide its largest point On August 27,2005 Katrina's largest point was 200 miles wide. Hurricane Katrina was 345 miles smaller than Hurricane Igor. And Igor was a Category 2 but Katrina was a Category 5.Huh.
In 2010, Hurricane Igor was as large as 545 miles wide, the total cloud field 1400 miles wide. It was the third biggest hurricane in history by size, and the largest Atlantic hurricane until Sandy in 2012. The torrential rain from Igor caused significant flooding in Newfoundland and southeast Canada.
Hurricane Igor hit Cape Verde, although there were no reports of damage or fatalites, as well as Bermuda where it caused 500,000 dollars in damage as well as Newfoundland.
hurricane olga occored in sanfrancisco 1981 on the 11th of july
Igor was the fourth tropical cyclone in the Atlantic reaching hurricane intensity.
Hurricane Earl came up the U.S. east coast before striking Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. Hurricane Igor mostly stayed at sea bur struck Bermuda and Newfoundland. Hurricane Karl first on the Yucatan Peninsula and then near Veracruz, Mexico.
Hurricane Igor formed on September 8, 2010 and lasted until September 23. It impacted Bermuda on September 18th though the 20th and struck Newfoundland on September 21.