2007-12-03 12:57:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
A hurricane gets its fuel from the heat in the water.
2007-12-03 14:06:58 · answer #1 · answered by WR 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A hurricane requires two things to survive: A good source of moisture and heat. The land provides plenty of heat, but the air over land is very seldom moist enough to support a hurricane. The relative humidity needs to be near 100% over a large area.
In addition, the roughness of the land and trees slow the circulation of the storm down and causes it to die out.
2007-12-03 22:36:16 · answer #2 · answered by Scott Evil 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The energy of the hurricane is derived from the latent heat of condensation of the ascending moist air.When the hurricane enters the land,their moisture source is cut off and consequently it gets weakened.So, water vapour from the water surface is the main source of energy for the hurricane.Moreover friction effect due to trees , tall buildings and hills over land weaken them.
2007-12-03 22:51:19 · answer #3 · answered by Arasan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the storm can pick up heat from land as it can from the ocean
2007-12-03 22:04:53 · answer #4 · answered by jake44cat 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because there is no more water...
2007-12-03 21:18:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋