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7 Cards in this Set
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Where do hurricanes form
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Over warm tropical
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How are they formed
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Strong updrafts of air causes the air to move quickly up and then down again
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How dangerous was Hurricane Mitch
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2nd most deadliest hurricane ever in the West Atlantic
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How many people died and how many people were badly affected or made homeless
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- 11,000 people were killed
- 3 millions people were badly made homeless or badly affected |
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When did the hurricane start up and when did it die down
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21st October 1998 and it died down on 3rd November 1998
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What country was most affected and what were the hurricanes highest wind speeds?
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Honduras and the highest speeds of Hurricane Mitch reached were around 260kmph
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What was the destruction cost
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£7billion
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