Florida Climate

Why can Florida experience afternoon sea-breeze thunderstorms?

• Winds permanently prevent clouds
• Ocean water immediately freezes
• Mountains trigger snow avalanches
• Moist air rises over warm land where airflows converge

What exactly is storm surge?

• Seawater pushed onto land by a storm
• Freshwater pumped from an aquifer
• The number of hurricane warnings
• Rainwater collecting in a river

How should hurricane wind damage and inland flooding be understood?

• As the same measurement in every case
• As events unrelated to hurricanes
• As separate hazards requiring different assessments
• As risks only for coastal islands

Can Atlantic tropical cyclones form outside June through November?

• Only if Florida has snow
• No, atmospheric laws forbid it
• Only during leap years
• Yes, occasionally

Which climate comparison describes Florida most accurately?

• Much is humid subtropical, with tropical conditions in parts of the far south
• All areas share an identical desert climate
• Its climate never varies with latitude
• All of Florida is polar

Why are low-lying Florida coastal neighborhoods exposed to storm surge?

• Flooding occurs only near snowfields
• Elevated seawater can reach developed land
• Coastal waters cannot rise during storms
• Hurricanes always form over mountains