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2007-05-13 10:22:39 · 2 answers · asked by lovepuppy513 1 in Science & Mathematics Weather

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Hurricanes can develop when the sun's rays heat tropical waters to at least 82 o fahrenheit. This causes the air to grow warmer and rise. Water rises with it as vapor, and the heat causes the air to rise faster and faster. in about 12 hrs, the heated air will begin to circle counterclockwise, forming stronger and stronger winds that whirl with increasing speed. Air that is motionless is calm. When it moves slowly, it is a light breeze, If it moves slightly faster, it becomes a fresh breeze, and even faster is a high wind. A wind becomes a hurricane when it reaches speeds of more than 74 miles per hr. It is unknown what top hurricane speeds are, because instuments have always been destroyed by high winds or flying debris. Some estimate that hurricans winds do not surpass 250 mile per hr. while others say they can reach 600 miles per hr.
The moist, hot winds of a hurricane swirl upward around a calm column of low-pressure air known as the eye. The largest eye can measure and average of 15 miles across. Inside the eye are no storm clouds, almost no wind, and calm conditions, but beneath the center is wild, stormy chaos. The atmospheric pressure is lowest closest to the eye, making the winds there spin faster. At the storms outer edges, they blow more slowly. A hurrricane moves west or northwest at an average of 10 miles an hour, with a wind radius as large as 100 miles. As it moves, it churns up the sea beneath the eye, sucking ocean water up and creating huge ocean waves. The raised water is carried along by the storm to the shore.
All this activity will cause millions of dollars in damage because of flooding, wind destruction, etc. I lived through hurricane Carol in the 1950's and it was very destructive. It blew the windows out of our house as well as blowing down huge trees and raising the foundation of our home because some of those old trees had roots that went under the foundation. The US is not the only country that has hurricanes. Other countries can have similar conditions under different titles.

2007-05-13 10:54:59 · answer #1 · answered by Memere RN/BA 7 · 0 0

Two years ago, Hurricane Katrina totally submerged the city of New Orleans leaving 10s of thousands without homes. Recovery is still in progress.

2007-05-13 10:45:13 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Bodhisattva 6 · 0 0

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