What exactly is a Hurricane and how are they formed?

Answer 1

Hurricanes (as they are called in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific), Typhoons (as they are called in the Western Pacific) and Cyclones (as they are called in the Indian Ocean) are formed when warm moist air from a warm current rises from the ocean. This creates lower air pressure where it is rising and drags in air from around the center. This itself is warmed by the current and rises. The air moving into the center forms itself into a spiral. As the air is moist it forms heavy rain clouds as it cools on the way up.
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Answer 2

A hurricane is a tropical storm where the winds near the center can exceed 74 miles/hour (with higher gusts).

A hurricane typically forms when a low pressure system develops long-term thunderstorms. The storm tend to form a circular pattern about the center of the low, and the center pressure starts dropping as the storm intensify. The storm does this by pulling moisture from a warm water ocean. A "signature" feature of a hurricane is the "eye" at the center, a calm area about which the storm rotates. A hurricane differs from a non-tropical storm because its winds are highest near the center, while in a non-tropical storm, the winds tend to be spread out over a large area.

Answer 3

A hurricane is a tropical storm that forms in the Atlantic Ocean (if were to form in the Pacific then we'd call it a typhoon).

While no one knows how they form, scientists do know that the formation requires a very warm patch of sea water, instability in the atmosphere, and high humidity among other things.

Answer 4

(1) A powerful tropical cyclone (low pressure system) in the Atlantic Ocean and eastern North Pacific Ocean off Mexico, containing sustained winds of at least 74 m. p. h.; known as typhoons and cyclones in other tropical oceans.
(2) A powerful tropical cyclone (low pressure system) containing sustained winds of at least 74 m. p. h. The term is used for Northern Hemisphere tropical cyclones in the area extending east from the International Dateline to the Greenwich Meridian.
(3) Derived from Hurakan, one of the Mayan creator gods, who blew his breath across the Chaotic water and brought forth dry land and later destroyed the men of wood with a great storm and flood.

Answer 5

well when a body of water and a storm love each other very much, they do the dirty and it creates a hurricane.