Question

In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on the Gulf Coast. It was the costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in US history. Since that time, the simulations that meteorologists run to track and model hurricanes have significantly improved. With global climate change, scientists expect the hurricane season to become longer and the number of large storms to increase. However, they expect the advances in modeling to improve our ability to predict and prepare for storms in the future. Which are contributing factors to the improvements in modeling and simulation of hurricanes

Answer 1

Answer: Changes in available computing power as well as refinement of the software improve the ability to produce timely predictions of storm changes.

• Improvements in the quality of data collected on the ground, from airplanes, and from space have improved, allowing the level of detail in the models improve significantly.

Explanation:

Based on the information given, the contributing factors to the improvements in modeling and simulation of hurricanes will be:

• Changes in available computing power as well as refinement of the software improve the ability to produce timely predictions of storm changes.

• Improvements in the quality of data collected on the ground, from airplanes, and from space have improved, allowing the level of detail in the models improve significantly.