watch the video PBS NOVA: Inside the Megastorm (November 2012)
and answer the question
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Nova: Inside the Megastorm
Only ______ in _______ hurricanes ever strike the East Coast.
How many days in advance did the European model show Sandy hitting NYC & New Jersey?________________
What is the Bermuda High?_____________________________________________________________________
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How does the Bermuda High usually affect hurricanes? ______________________________________________
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How did the lack of the Bermuda High affect Sandy?_________________________________________________
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What pumps warm water from the Gulf of Mexico up and across the Atlantic? ____________________________
What was unusual about the water temperature along the East Coast? ___________________________________
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What happens to hurricanes once they move north into cooler waters? __________________________________
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What is a Nor’easter? _________________________________________________________________________
How did the Nor’easter affect Sandy? ____________________________________________________________
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What word did newscasters come up with to describe the storm? ______________________________________
Why didn’t New Yorkers obey the mandatory evacuations? __________________________________________
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How did the New York Transit Authority prepare for the storm? _______________________________________
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How did the “blocking high” affect Sandy?________________________________________________________
What was unusual about the Jet Stream at this time? _________________