Sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald

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The purpose of the "The Sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald" online assignment is to provide you with a case study of how weather can impact human activities. The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald is a striking example of the dangers that maritime transportation is exposed to on the Great Lakes.

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1. What was the SS Edmund Fitzgerald's mission on the date of its sinking?


2. The night before the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald the NWS issued a gale warning for Lake Superior. What is the normal range of wind speeds experienced in a gale?

3. What weather change caught the captain of the Edmund Fitzgerald off-guard, ultimately leading to the sinking of the ship?

 


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For Citation: Ritter, Michael E. The Physical Environment: an Introduction to Physical Geography.
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Please contact the author for inquiries, permissions, corrections or other feedback.

For Citation: Ritter, Michael E. The Physical Environment: an Introduction to Physical Geography.
Date visited.  http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/textbook/title_page.html

© 2003 - 2011 Michael Ritter (tpeauthor@mac.com)
Last revised 06/16/07