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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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The ocean-water temperature has to be above 79 degrees F in order for a hurricane to be generated, so they normally form in late summer and early fall when the conditions are right. Meteorologists use the term tropical storm when a storm's winds are under 74 miles per hour, and hurricane when the wind speed rises.
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How do hurricanes form? Why do they form only during certain months? Why do hurricanes form only over the ocean and near the equator? Read this simple explanation and see a GOES satellite movie of Hurricane Katrina developing over five days. ... Hurricane Fran. Image made from GOES satellite data.;
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spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/goes/hurricanes/
spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/goes/hurricanes/
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The formation of hurricanes is explained. ... Find out in depth how they form, how they're forecasted and how they kill. ... Death by Hurricane...
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dsc.discovery.com/news/video/hurricanegallery.html
dsc.discovery.com/news/video/hurricanegallery.html
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How does a hurricane form? Find out, and play Whirlwind Disaster, the exciting hurricane word game. ... Hurricanes are the most awesome, violent storms on Earth. They form near the equator over warm ocean waters. Actually, the term “hurricane” is used only for the large ... Here is a GOES-12 movie of Hurricane Katrina,
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scijinks.jpl.nasa.gov/weather/howwhy/hurricane/
scijinks.jpl.nasa.gov/weather/howwhy/hurricane/
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Go >>> The yellow and orange areas in this image from the summer of 2003 show warm water where hurricanes form. Africa is at the right, South America at bottom-left, and and the U.S. East Coast is in the upper-left. Image: NASA Saf...
http://www.livescience.com/environment/hurricane_format...
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Hurricanes are the most powerful storm. How do hurricanes form? How do we predict hurricanes? How can we improve prediction? ... In a hurricane, the work comes in the form of driving furious waves and winds. The hurricane sucks in warm, humid air from the lower atmosphere. The air rises and the water vapor condenses,
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whyfiles.org/073hurricane/2.html
whyfiles.org/073hurricane/2.html
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Few events on Earth rival the sheer power of a hurricane. Also known as tropical cyclones and typhoons, these fierce storms can churn the seas into a violent topography of 50-foot (15-meter) peaks and valleys, redefine coastlines and reduce whole cities to watery ruin.
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www.howstuffworks.com/hurricane.htm
www.howstuffworks.com/hurricane.htm
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Source: Hurricane Watch by Dr. Bob Sheets and Jack Williams ... Hurricanes form and grow in stages ... Ingredients hurricanes need to form and grow...
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