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Author Question: If a major tropical cyclone is spotted km off shore, how much warning time might a coastal ... (Read 15 times)

yoooooman

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on: Jul 13, 2018

If a major tropical cyclone is spotted  km off shore, how much
  warning time might a coastal community have before the storm strikes?
  (time = distance  speed) What will be an ideal response?



Question 2

An average person walks at a speed of about . km/hour, and runs
  at about  km/hour. Compare these rates with the average speed you
  calculated for Hurricane Georges. What will be an ideal response?



brittrenee

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Reply #1 on: Jul 13, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Time = 500 km  24.3 km/hr = approximately 20 hours

Answer to Question 2

Georges was moving at more than 3 times walking speed and over twice the speed of a
person running.



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