Hurricanes are enormous storms storms that cause ridiculous amounts of damage through fast winds, flooding, and waves. They may may not seem like much, but hurricanes can uproot trees, destroy homes, and kill and injure hundreds of people. Hurricanes are unique storms and form in an unusual way, they have interesting movement and location on the globe, and are destructive storms that take lots of preparing to survive unscathed.
Hurricanes come in different forms and are unique storms. They are powerful storms that have high speed winds stronger than 74 miles per hour (MPH) and spin counterclockwise. They are ranked from 1-5, 1 being the weakest, and 5 the strongest. They start at 74-95 MPH for category 1, and end at 156 or more miles per hour for category 5. They have a central zone called the eye, which though calm, are surrounded with the strongest winds that can be over 200 MPH, and measure 10-40 miles in diameter. The most dangerous part is the storm-surge, which is like a tsunami …show more content…
Hurricanes can flood areas 100 miles away from the storm. Hurricanes require lots of heat and moisture and a warm layer of water over the ocean. They occur when moisture rises, turns into …show more content…
They happen from summer to the end of fall, August to November, and the season begins from June 1 to November 30. They usually form in basins near the coast of China, Japan, Australia, Africa, and India. The powerful and swirling storm begins over warm seas, usually near subtropical regions, and goes westward and often towards the poles. Hurricanes must form 5° north or south of the equator, and very few actually form closer to the equator than that. Meteorologists use balloons and satellites to watch rising and falling pressure, which can cause hurricanes. They also use special airplanes to investigate growing storms, which could potentially turn into
Hurricanes come in different forms and are unique storms. They are powerful storms that have high speed winds stronger than 74 miles per hour (MPH) and spin counterclockwise. They are ranked from 1-5, 1 being the weakest, and 5 the strongest. They start at 74-95 MPH for category 1, and end at 156 or more miles per hour for category 5. They have a central zone called the eye, which though calm, are surrounded with the strongest winds that can be over 200 MPH, and measure 10-40 miles in diameter. The most dangerous part is the storm-surge, which is like a tsunami …show more content…
Hurricanes can flood areas 100 miles away from the storm. Hurricanes require lots of heat and moisture and a warm layer of water over the ocean. They occur when moisture rises, turns into …show more content…
They happen from summer to the end of fall, August to November, and the season begins from June 1 to November 30. They usually form in basins near the coast of China, Japan, Australia, Africa, and India. The powerful and swirling storm begins over warm seas, usually near subtropical regions, and goes westward and often towards the poles. Hurricanes must form 5° north or south of the equator, and very few actually form closer to the equator than that. Meteorologists use balloons and satellites to watch rising and falling pressure, which can cause hurricanes. They also use special airplanes to investigate growing storms, which could potentially turn into