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How does a hurricane form?

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in the most geographical way

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  1. a huricanes forms by these steps

    1. There would be a long horizontal rolling air current

    (touching the ground/water, usualy formed by strong tidal waves)

    2. Then by time it would be Vertical

    3. Then it would suddenly got faster and faster


  2. A hurricane feeds on heat released when moist air rises, resulting in condensation of water vapour contained in the moist air. The hurricane feeds off of warm water, the warmer it is the stronger the winds and the storm will get. Notice that most storms in the Gulf of Mexico are very violent (Katrina, Andrew) this is due to the warm water. A hurricane is basically a low pressure center that turns in the ocean. Once a hurricane hits land its energy supply is cut off, because of the absence of warm water.

    There are three stages:

    1)Tropical Depression with winds below 39 mph

    2.)Tropical Storm with winds up to 39-73 mph

    3.) Then it develops into a hurricane with winds over 73mph

  3. Not sure what you mean by "the most geographical way".  

    Hurricanes form from initially weak low pressure systems over very warm tropical water, where a lot of heat energy is stored.  Showers and thunderstorms form around this low pressure system and release heat energy by condensation of water vapor.  This energy release is what drives and strengthens a tropical low pressure system, causing the central pressure to fall and winds to increase.  For a while it becomes a sort of runaway event where as the pressure falls, more storms develop around the center which condenses more water vapor which releases more energy which drops the central pressure more, and so on.  Eventually a limit is reached on how much energy can be released and the hurricane peaks in intensity.

  4. Did you know that thunderstorms can grow over the ocean? If the air near these thunderstorms starts to spin, the thunderstorms may come together to form one big storm. When the winds inside the big storm reach 39 miles per hour, the storm is called a “tropical storm”. The tropical storm will be given a name, like Mike or Susan. A tropical storm moves through the ocean like a big bus. Warm ocean water acts like fuel to keep the bus moving along. If a tropical storm gets stronger and its winds reach 74 miles per hour, the tropical storm becomes a hurricane

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