ESL Questions Hurricanes
Hurricanes
Hurricanes are unpredictable forces of nature. These 75 questions explore storms, preparation, recovery, climate change, and whether we can truly live safely where they form.
Beginner
Do you know what a hurricane is?
Have you experienced a hurricane?
Are hurricanes dangerous?
When do hurricanes happen?
Where do hurricanes form?
Have you seen hurricane damage?
How do scientists predict hurricanes?
Are you scared of hurricanes?
What do people do during them?
Do hurricanes happen where you live?
Have you evacuated for a hurricane?
What's the worst hurricane you've heard?
How fast do hurricanes travel?
Do hurricanes have names?
Can you prepare for a hurricane?
Have you lost things to one?
Do hurricanes destroy houses?
Is it safe to be outside?
Have you seen hurricane warnings?
What supplies do you need?
How long do hurricanes last?
Do hurricanes cause flooding?
Are hurricane shelters safe?
Would you leave your home for one?
What scares you about hurricanes?
Intermediate
How has hurricane season affected your area?
Do you think climate change increases hurricanes?
Have you had to evacuate?
What's the most important hurricane preparation?
How well do early warning systems work?
Have you helped after a hurricane?
Do you think hurricane shelters are adequate?
How do hurricanes impact the economy?
Should people rebuild in hurricane zones?
What's the scariest moment during a hurricane?
Have you lost someone to a hurricane?
Do you think hurricane names are important?
How do communities recover from hurricanes?
Would you move away from hurricane zones?
Do you think hurricane prediction is accurate?
What would you do if stuck during one?
How prepared is your home for hurricanes?
Should wealthy areas get more protection?
Do you think about hurricanes during season?
Have you helped someone after a hurricane?
How does hurricane anxiety affect you?
Would you ever chase a hurricane?
What's the biggest challenge after one?
Do insurance companies help hurricane victims?
How do you emotionally prepare for season?
Advanced
If hurricanes are inevitable, why build path?
Should wealthy nations pay to protect poorer?
Does disaster reveal or create inequality?
Can we ever truly prepare for disaster?
Should climate change deniers still get aid?
When is it irresponsible to rebuild?
Do insurance companies abandon people?
Should we engineer solutions or accept nature?
Does disaster relief perpetuate dependence?
Can society ever fully recover?
Should we prevent people from living in zones?
Does a hurricane care about your insurance?
Why focus on prediction instead of prevention?
If hurricanes are natural, why expect prevent?
Should governments relocate entire communities?
Does climate change make hurricanes worse?
Can human infrastructure truly withstand hurricanes?
Should we invest in preparation or prevention?
Do we blame people for being in paths?
Can nature ever be controlled?
Should hurricane zones be abandoned?
Does rebuilding after hurricanes make sense?
Why do poor people suffer more?
Can we accept disasters are just fate?
What would a hurricane-adapted world look like?