Hurricanes

=How are hurricanes formed?=

Hurricanes begin as tropical storms over the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean near the Equater (Near the Phillipens and China, these are called typhoons). As the moisture evaporates, it rises until, large amounts of heated moist air is then warped high into the atmophere. Wind began begin to circle counterclockwise North of the Equater; and then clockwise South of the Equater. The peaceful centers of hurricanes are called "The Eye." Twisting around it are the gathered winds ; which travel at speeds between 74 and 200 miles per hour. As long as the hurricane remains over waters with the tepreture of 79 farenheit(which roughly estimated 26 °C) or warmer it will continuously pull moisture from the surface and enlarge in size as well as force.When it croses cooler waters, it loses its source of power and will gradually slow until they have a force of less than 74 miles per hour.



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This is a prime example of the damage that nature can cause.

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DID YOU KNOW


 * 1) Hurricane katrina was the 6th strongest hurricane ever recorded and the 3rd strongest to make landfall in the U.S.
 * 2) The storm surge of katrina was 20 feet (6 meters) high.
 * 3) The final death toll was 1,836, mostly from Louisiana (1,577) and Mississippi (238).
 * 4) An estimated 80% of New Orleans was underwater, up to 20 feet deep in places.
 * 5) Hurricane Katrina caused $75 billion in estimated physical damages, the most costly hurricane in history, but it is estimated that the total economic impact in Louisiana and Mississippi may exceed $150 billion.
 * 6) About 90,000 square miles were affected by Katrina.
 * 7) Before the hurricane, the region supported approximately one million non-farm jobs, with 600,000 of them in New Orleans, but hundreds of thousands of local residents were left unemployed by the hurricane.
 * 8) More than 70 countries pledged monetary donations or other assistance. Kuwait made the largest single pledge of $500 million, but Qatar, India, China, Pakistan and Bangladesh made very large donations as well.

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