Research Methods

Research Methods in Practice

Image of Hurricane Katrina (courtesy of Hurricane Tracking)

Weather Story #1- HURRICANES

• National Hurricane Center (http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/)
• Hurricane Katrina (2005) was the costliest hurricane in the United States since 1900.
• Katrina (2005) hit the Southwestern part of the United States including parts of Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
• Estimated damages of Katrina were $81,000,000,000.

Earthquake in Haiti (2010) (image courtesy of Examiner.com)

Weather Assignment #2- Earthquakes

• FEMA (The Federal Emergency Management Agency) has good preparedness tips for all kinds of Emergencies ranging from natural (such as tornadoes, volcanoes, earthquakes) to chemical and terrorism based events.
• Their tips for earthquake preparedness can be found at http://www.fema.gov/hazard/earthquake

Plane Crashes in the Hudson River (2009) (image courtesy of Time)

Plane Crashes

• In the past year in Colorado 4 fatal airline crashes have occurred. None of which were at major airports. (Cities included Simila, Wray, Elbert, and Hayden).
• In the past year in Colorado 43 non fatal accidents occurred in the past year.
• In 2000, the NTSB investigated and Alaska Airlines crash in which 88 people died.
• 49 people died in the crash in Lexington, KY in 2006.