Hurricane: JavaScript Model

Link to Model

How to Run

Use the drawing tools to create your world. Add land, water, hurricanes, winds, houses, and a counter. After you set up your world, press the triangle to start the simulation and press the square to stop the model.

How to Change Parameters

In the simulation properties box, you can adjust the speed of the hurricanes, trade winds, and the westerlies.

Screenshot

The graph shows how over time the number of destroyed houses increases while the number of safe houses decrease. The number of houses destroyed depends on the direction the hurricane moves.