these days by satilite used to be by planes, and before that by ships. Before radio, they all came as a surprise.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_are_hurricanes_tracked
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Brief and Straightforward Guide: How are Hurricanes Tracked? ... Hurricanes are rather like pinballs, "bouncing" off high- or low-pressure systems, caught up in steering currents and winds aloft. Although it seems like a strange concept, they are somewhat passive storms, reacting to what is around them,
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www.wisegeek.com/how-are-hurricanes-tracked.htm
www.wisegeek.com/how-are-hurricanes-tracked.htm
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National Hurricane Center Home Page ... Top News of the Day.....view past news ... Last update Mon, 7 Dec 2009 10:15:34 UTC...
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The path of a storm is tracked using satellite photos and RADAR. You can plot the latitude and longitude of the center of the storm as the hurricane travels (lines of latitude run east and west; lines of longitude run north and south). ... Introduction to Hurricanes...
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www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/weather/hurricane/tr...
www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/weather/hurricane/tracking.shtml
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When an area of disturbed weather develops, the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida begins issuing advisories every six hours. ... Each advisory contains the longitude and latitude of the system's center, ... The storm center position is given in degrees of longitude and latitude. This aids meteorologists and the public...
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But while the range of technology deployed to monitor hurricanes is impressive, there are still considerable problems with forecasting the path and intensity of these storms. ... "We have to look at the broader environment for the steering of hurricanes," says Julian Heming, a tropical cyclones expert with Britain's...
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news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6955364.stm
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Hurricanes can be tracked using lines of latitude and longitude. These are imaginary lines that run along the earth's surface. Lines of latitude run east and west, while lines of longitude run north and south.
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www.miamisci.org/hurricane/instructions.html
www.miamisci.org/hurricane/instructions.html
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No Storms are Currently Being Tracked ... Atlantic Tropical Weather Discussion; issued December 1, 2009 7:05 AM EST; Eastern Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook; issued December 1, 2009 1:00 AM EST; Perspectiva de las Condiciones del Tiempo en el Tropico;
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hurricane.terrapin.com/
hurricane.terrapin.com/
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Hurricanes wreak havoc when they make landfall. Learn about hurricanes and why people dread the coming of these powerful storms every year. ... Introduction to How Hurricanes Work...
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www.howstuffworks.com/hurricane.htm
www.howstuffworks.com/hurricane.htm
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