Science Homework Help. Los Angeles Valley College Origin of the East African Rift Valleys Analysis Paper
This week we will have a report included in our Discussion. Please follow the instructions below.
1. Reply to Discussion titled “Enter Your Topic”.
2. Follow the directions given in “Instructions for the Geology Lab Report”, a file found in this week’s Module.
3. Click the ‘Reply’ button below and write or tabulate the 10 facts about the oceanic topic you chose.
Please see the example report given below.
Example
1983 Pacific Hurricanes
- It was the longest (June 1 – November 30) hurricane season ever recorded at that time (1983 was an El Nino year).
- Most of the hurricanes started in the East Pacific between 10N-15N and 90W-110W.
- There were 12 hurricanes during this season, eight of them were Category 3, and the maximum wind speed reached was 145 mph.
- There were 168 fatalities due to the hurricanes (most were in Mexico).
- The total damage was over $303 million (in 1983 USD).
- The strong hurricane season in the Pacific made the Atlantic hurricane season unusually weak.
- All hurricanes died before reaching the longitude of Hawaii.
- One hurricane progressed towards the USA and caused extensive floods.
- This season had an unusual hurricane in December.
- Sources: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/TC_Book_Epac_1949-2006_hires.pdf, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Pacific_hurricane_season .
