How do hurricanes affect weather patterns in coastal and inland areas of NC?

Trenton NC after Hurricane Florence in 2018

Phenomenon Description: Hurricane Impacts on Coastal and Inland NC
Location: Carteret County, Morehead City
Grade Level or Course: 7th grade


Question: How do hurricanes affect weather patterns in coastal and inland areas of NC?
Crosscutting Concepts: Systems and System Models  
Provide other related questions you considered about the phenomenon:
How do hurricanes form and move? How can humans better prepare for the local impacts hurricanes can cause? What role, if any, does the jet stream play?
Science Domain: Earth and Space Science 
Science Standard: ESS.8.3 Understand the reciprocal relationship between the hydrosphere and humans. 
Objective: ESS.8.3.1 Analyze and interpret data to predict the safety and potability of water supplies in North Carolina based on physical and biological factors, including: temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, nitrates and phosphates, turbidity, and bio indicators.

Additional Resources: 
National Hurricane Center and Central Pacific hurricane center 
Hurricanes/ NC State Climate Office 
National Weather Service - Hurricane and Tropical Storm Watches, Warnings, Advisories and Outlooks 
National Geographic Kids -Hurricanes 
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 

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