Features and Formation of tropical storms GCSE Hazards

The formation of tropical storms takes place in warm ocean waters near the equator, where the warm sea surface temperatures give rising moisture and energy to power large rotating storms. The threat of climate change may well lead to more frequent and powerful hurricanes globally, and see their paths push further South into the Atlantic.

This resource encompasses 2 full lessons suitable for all ability levels which will look at labelling the features of the storms, describing their characteristics and explaining how they are made. Student will also assess the evidence of the link between climate change and tropical storm frequency. A large range of numerical and graph reading skills developed throughout. A cool link to a fun ’ make your own tropical storm’ app online included which serves as a great learning hook into the lesson.

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