![]() ![]() You can also get push notifications to keep you updated. It puts all of the learning and responsibilities on the students and less on the teacher. Its features include video updates from tracking, satellite and other maps updated hurricane bulletins and information about hurricanes from previous years, going all the way back to 1851. Hurricane Tracking & Preparedness is a project based learning activity. * Hurricane by Kitty Code ($3, iOS) is one of the slickest hurricane-tracking apps available. Hurricane Sandy was one of the most destructive hurricanes in U.S. * The FEMA App is geared more toward preparing for a disaster than surviving one as it happens, but it offers a map for open shelters and FEMA disaster recovery centers. The storm weakened slightly while crossing Cuba and emerged into the southwestern Atlantic. There’s also a hurricane preparation quiz that’s worth taking. Figure 1: Track of the eye of Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. The “safe message” tool lets you easily notify people via Twitter, Facebook, text message or email that you’re safe. On October 22, the National Weather Service forecast that Hurricane Sandy could track up the East Coast and make landfall on the New Jersey, New York City. The app tells you what you can do before during, and after the hurricane hits. * The American Red Cross’s free Hurricane app for iOS and Android uses your current location to send real-time hurricane and flooding alerts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It’s also a good idea to download one or more of the following apps now, because you many need them later. If you’re in Sandy’s range, you should make sure your smartphone and tablet are charged while you still have power. A climatological assessment of Greenland blocking conditions associated with the track of Hurricane Sandy and historical north Atlantic hurricanes. Hurricane tracking maps, current sea temperatures, and more. ![]() Millions of people are likely to lose power for days. 3-Day Track Forecast, Uncertainty Cone, and Watch/Warning 3-Day Cone and Watch/Warning (no track line). Keep up with the latest hurricane watches and warnings with AccuWeathers Hurricane Center. Regardless, Sandy is not a storm to be taken lightly. ![]() Whether Hurricane Sandy ultimately turns out to be “the storm of the century” or just a bad nor’easter still remains to be seen. Superstorm Sandy, also called Hurricane Sandy or Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy, massive storm that brought significant wind and flooding damage to Jamaica. ![]()
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