why is the rain water from a hurricane not salty????

Question

If a hurricane forms out at sea and takes its energy and water from the sea,why is the rain water produced from a hurricane not salty??

Answer 1

Rain is a meteorological phenomenon cause by evaporation of water. Salt is one ion that does not easily evaporate but instead remains behind as water evaporates. To demonstrate the point take sea water and boil it until the water is gone. At the bottom of the pan there will be a large quantity of salt. The same thing happens during the hurricane. Water evaporates at a higher rate due to warm weather fronts and tropical winds caused by the clashing weather fronts leads to hurricanes which are simply powerful rainstorms with high velocity winds.

Answer 2

When water evaporates it leaves minerals behind which is the principle of distillation. However, a hurricane causes huge crashing waves and uncountable drops of seawater to be swept up into the rising currents of air. Therefore, there should be significant traces of salt in the rain from a hurricane but it is highly diluted by all the moisture also extracted from the sea.

Answer 3

When salt water evaporates, the ionic salt (na+ + cl-) remains in solution (the ocean) and pure water evaporates. Just like if you had a salt water aquarium and the level of water drops due to evaporation, the remaining water is actually saltier than the original water... so to bring the water level back up you add fresh water.

Answer 4

It's very difficult to lift salt. What it is picking up will be water vapour.