What is a Hurricane ? |
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A hurricane is a severe, rotating tropical storm with heavy rains and cyclonic winds exceeding 74 miles (119 km) per hour, especially a storm which occurs in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Hurricanes originate in the tropical parts of the Atlantic Ocean or the Caribbean Sea and move generally northward. They lose force when they move over land or colder ocean waters.
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How hurricanes are named ? |
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Hurricane-like storms are called by different names in the different regions of the world.
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Prior to 1979 some names were just dropped and replaced. Presently, names are picked by a committee of the World Meteorological Organization.
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For example:
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The name "hurricane" is given to systems that develop over the Atlantic or the eastern Pacific Oceans.
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In the western North Pacific and Philippines, these systems are called "typhoons" while in the Indian and South Pacific Ocean, they are called "cyclones".
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How hurricanes form? |
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Hurricanes only form over really warm ocean water of 80°F or warmer.
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The atmosphere (the air) must cool off very quickly the higher you go.
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Also, the wind must be blowing in the same direction and at the same speed to force air upward from the ocean surface.
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Winds flow outward above the storm allowing the air below to rise. Hurricanes typically form between 5 to 15 degrees latitude north and south of the equator.
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Worst hurricanes in history |
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Every hurricane season, some areas of coastline around the world are threatened. To get some sense of the proportion of the damage caused by these storms, here's a look back at the most destructive, deadliest, largest and most threatening hurricanes of all time.
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(a) Bhola cyclone
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(b) Typhoon Nina
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(c) Hurricane Kenna
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(d) Hurricane Pauline
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(e) Hurricane Iniki
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(f) Galveston Hurricane
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(g) Hurricane Ike
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(h) The Great Hurricane
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(i) Hurricane Andrew
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(j) Hurricane Katrina
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What is Hurricane Sandy ?
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The largest Atlantic hurricane in diameter on record, with its winds stretching about 1,100 miles from end to end, Hurricane Sandy is a late-season tropical cyclone that affected the Greater Antilles, the Bahamas, the Eastern United States, and Eastern Canada.
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The eighteenth tropical cyclone and named storm and tenth hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season.
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Sandy developed from a tropical wave in the western Caribbean Sea on October 21.
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It became a tropical depression, quickly strengthened, and was upgraded to a tropical storm six hours later.
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Sandy moved slowly northward towards the Greater Antilles and gradually intensified.
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News Update |
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Hurricane Sandy hit US east coast on 29th October 2012
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Sandy Wreaks Havoc for Airlines, Airports
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Hurricane Sandy affected many people’s lives, loss of property and economic loss of the country.
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President Barack Obama
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The President received updates on the storm overnight and has signed several disaster declarations over the last few days. Democrats hope his leadership during the storm and the attention that receives will make up for the lost campaign time in states such as Ohio, Florida, Wisconsin, and Colorado, where he has cancelled events this week.
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