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1. Only        1         in _      20       hurricanes ever strike the East Coast. 

2. What paths do hurricanes usually take? 

- The path that the hurricane usually takes is it head into the gulf of Mexico or blow into the cold Atlantic.

3. How many days in advance did the European model show Sandy hitting NYC? 

- The European model shows Sandy hitting NYC 8 days in advance.

4. What is the Bermuda High? 

- A high pressure system that is located over the Atlantic Ocean that borrows its name from a nearby island chain. This also has the ability to affect the movement of tropical system in the Atlantic Basin,

5. How does the Bermuda High usually affect hurricanes? 

- The Bermuda High usually affect hurricanes in way that it would sit over the Atlantic during summer. It acts as a barrier that hurricanes cannot penetrate and it could  locate where hurricanes would go. A normal Bermuda High leads to hurricanes moving up to the east coast and out to sea.

6. How did the lack of the Bermuda High affect Sandy? 

- The lack of Bermuda High affect Sand in a way that it leads Sandy closer to the land. There was no pressure to steer Sandy resulting for the storm to heads to the north east parallel to the eastern sea board.

7. What pumps warm water from the Gulf of Mexico across the Atlantic? 

- The Gulf stream is the one that pumps warm water from the Gulf of Mexico across the Atlantic.

8. What was unusual about the water temperature along the East Coast? 

- The unusual about the water temperature along the East coast is that they were 5 degrees warmer ended up feeding the storm.

9. What happens to hurricanes once they move north into cooler water? 

- As the hurricanes move to the cooler water they start to die down.

10. What is a Nor'easter?

- It is a type of storm that forms along the East Coast of the North America. This was named after the direction from which the strongest winds blows after. It is also called a a winter storm spanning 500-700 miles across. 

11. How did the Nor'easter affect Sandy? 

- Nor'easter affect Sandy in a way that the two storms came together which then created a hybrid superstorm.

12. What word did newscasters come up with to describe the storm?

- Frankenstorm is the word that the newscaster come up with to describe the storm.

13. Why didn't New Yorkers obey the mandatory evacuations?

-  The New Yorkers didn't obey the mandatory evacuations because they assumed that it would be like typhoon Irene which is told to be catastrophic but did not do much damage as it is anticipated.

14. How did the New York Transit Authority prepare for the storm? 

- The New York Transit Authority prepare for the storm by shutting down the subways in anticipation of flooding.

15. How did the "blocking high" affect Sandy? 

- The blocking high affect Sandy in a way that it slowed it down. Due to its fast moving wind it leads the storm to go towards the West.

16. What was unusual about the Jet Stream at the time? 

- The unusual shape of the jet stream wasn't following its normal course so it pulled Sandy with it.

17. What is storm surge? 

- Storm surge is the rise in seawater level caused by a storm. It is produce by water being pushed toward the shore by the force of the winds moving cyclonically around the storm.

18. How did geography play a role in increasing storm surge?

- The geography play a role in increasing storm surge in a way that when a storm surge enters a bay or a river, the geography of the land can act as a funnel, which sends the water even higher. 

19. How wide was Sandy when it was hitting NYC? 

- Sandy is 1,000 miles wide when it was hitting NYC.

20. Why was power shut off? 

- The power were shut off to prevent electrocution and fires.