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- Republican Convention began: September 1, 2008 (Labor Day)
- Landfall of Hurricane Gustav: September 1, 2008National Hurricane Center: Hurricane Gustav
- Canceled speakers include Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney
- Date Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans: August 28, 2004Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals: Hurricane Katrina (August 2, 2006)
- Number killed by Katrina in Louisiana: 1464Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals: Hurricane Katrina (August 2, 2006)
- Number killed by Katrina in other states: 346Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals: Hurricane Katrina (August 2, 2006)
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The 2008 Republican Convention, taking place from September 1 to September 4, has been scaled back due to Hurricane Gustav's landfall in the Gulf Coast on September 1. Several events has been canceled and the first day of the convention was shortened from a planned seven hours to two and a half hour, mostly focused on fund raising for victims of the hurricane.
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Hurricane Gustav Republican Convention Questions
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Does the same forces that cause a tornado cause a hurricane? 1 Answer-----quote----- Tornadoes are formed because of instability in the atmosphere, whereas hurricanes are formed when a wet mass of air over the sea evaporates. Be... read more -
Are the frequency of hurricanes in the last decade increasing or decreasing? 1 AnswerThey are downward trends in the frequency of intense Atlantic hurricanes during the past five decades. There is concern that the enhanced greenhouse effect may... read more
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What are the boundaries of the hurricane box? 3 AnswersA Hebert box (pronounced AY-bear) is one of two regions of the Atlantic Ocean that are useful as predictors of hurricanes that will strike South Florida. They a... read more -
What sustains a vortex in a hurricane and tornado, once it forms? 1 Answer-------quote----- The vortex of a tornado is the funnel like shape of the cloud of winds that if it goes above a certain velocity and reaches the ground then be... read more
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Hurricane Gustav Republican Convention Background
- Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals: Hurricane Katrina (August 2, 2006)
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