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Hurricanes
Title: Hurricanes
Category: Science & Technology
Details: Words: 251 | Pages: 1.1 (approximately 235 words/page)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes, also known as typhoons (western North Pacific), baguio (Philippines) or cyclones (Australia), are intense tropical storms with sustained winds above 74 miles/hour (3). The storms form around an 'eye' of extremely low pressure. They rely on latent and sensible heat from the ocean for power and therefore can only form over water which is at least 26°C (79°F). Hurricanes also need Coriolis forces to give them converging, cyclonic winds around the eye, thus propelling the …showed first 75 words of 251 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 251 total…Category 5 as the most intense (sustained winds above 155 mph). Often the greatest damages from a hurricane are caused by the large mass of water pushed ashore by the storms high winds, known as the storm surge. If this storm surge occurs when the tide is high, the effects can be even more severe. Therefore specific information about when and where the storm will make landfall are crucial to minimize the loss of life and property.
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