Despite the destruction from Hurricane Katrina in September2005, the lowest pres

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Despite the destruction from Hurricane Katrina in September2005, the lowest pressure for a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean wasmeasured several weeks after Katrina. Hurricane Wilmaregistered an atmospheric pressure of 88.2 kPa on October 19, 2005,about 2 kPa lower than Hurricane Katrina. What was thedifference in pressure between the two hurricanes in: millimeters of Hg? ___ mm Hg atmospheres? ___ atm millibars? ____ mb Despite the destruction from Hurricane Katrina in September2005, the lowest pressure for a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean wasmeasured several weeks after Katrina. Hurricane Wilmaregistered an atmospheric pressure of 88.2 kPa on October 19, 2005,about 2 kPa lower than Hurricane Katrina. What was thedifference in pressure between the two hurricanes in: millimeters of Hg? ___ mm Hg atmospheres? ___ atm millibars? ____ mb

Explanation / Answer

The difference in pressure is

      88.2 kPa - 2 kPa = 86.2 kPa

   conversion factors of above pressure units todesired units is :

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