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Top News of the Day.....view past news ... Last update Tue, 1 Dec 2009 19:03:33 UTC ... Atlantic - Caribbean Sea - Gulf of Mexico...
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hurricanes.noaa.gov/
hurricanes.noaa.gov/
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The "eye" is a roughly circular area of comparatively light winds and fair weather found at the center of a severe tropical cyclone. ... However, Willoughby (1990b, 1991) found that the swirling winds within several tropical storms and hurricanes were within 1-4% of gradient balance. It may be though that the amount...
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gohsep.la.gov/factsheets/FactsAboutHurricaneEye.htm
gohsep.la.gov/factsheets/FactsAboutHurricaneEye.htm
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Awesome enough at sea, hurricanes offer a variety of threats to land-dwellers. Storm surges can overwhelm miles of shoreline, and torrential rains can flood communities located many miles from the point of landfall. ... go to the Eye in the Sky News Articles Archive...
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www.nationalgeographic.com/eye/hurricanes/hurricanes.ht...
www.nationalgeographic.com/eye/hurricanes/hurricanes.html
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National Geographic photography, video clips and satellite images of hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons, willy-willies, and tropical ocean storms. ... hurricanes.html...
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www.nationalgeographic.com/eye/hurricanes/hurrintro.htm...
www.nationalgeographic.com/eye/hurricanes/hurrintro.html
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Cross section through a hurricane showing the locations of the eye, eyewall, and rainbands. Arrows show the direction of air movement within the storm. Air spirals upward at the eyewall and sinks in the center of the eye. ... Hurricanes (also known as Tropical Cyclones)
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www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Atmosphere/hurric...
www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Atmosphere/hurricane/eye.html
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Hurricanes rotate in a counter-clockwise direction around an "eye." Hurricanes have winds at least 74 miles per hour. When they come onto land, the heavy rain, strong winds and heavy waves can damage buildings, trees and cars.
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It's believed that rapid bursts of cloud growth, particularly in the eyewall region of hurricanes, may relate to the intensification phase of a storm. It is also interesting to note that the eye in an intense hurricane is often clear.
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www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2004/0915isa...
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How Are Hurricanes Formed? Left: ... The reatively peaceful center of the hurricane is called the eye. Around this center winds move at speeds between 74 and 200 miles per hour. As long as the hurricane remains over waters of 79F or warmer, it continues to pull moisture from the surface and grow in size and force.
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www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/sevweath/swhoware.html
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Learn what happens inside a hurricane, and what the radar image looks like. ... Hurricanes have two main parts. The first is the eye of the hurricane, which is a calm area in the center of the storm. Usually, the eye of a hurricane measures about 20 miles in diameter, and has very few clouds.
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www.miamisci.org/hurricane/howhurrwork.html
www.miamisci.org/hurricane/howhurrwork.html
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