HURRICANES

Hurricane is a type of storm called TROPICAL CYCLONES. They form

over tropical or subtropical waters.
A tropical cyclone is a rotating low-pressure weather system that has
organized thunderstorms but no fronts (a boundary separating two air
masses of different densities). Tropical cyclones with larger sustained
surface winds of less than 39 miles per hour (mph) are called tropical
depressions. Those with maximum sustained winds of 39 mph or
higher are called tropical storms.
When a storm's maximum sustained winds reach 74 mph, it is called a
hurricane.
Hurricanes form in the Atlantic Ocean with wind speeds of at least
119 kilometres (74 miles) per hour. Hurricanes have three main parts,
the calm eye in the middle, the eyewall where the winds and rains are
the strongest, and the rain bands which spin out from the middle and
give the storm its size.
Meteorologists use the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale to
classify hurricanes into categories one to five. Categories three to five
are considered a major storm. A category five hurricane has wind
speeds that exceed 252 kilometers (157 miles) per hour. Coastal areas
are often most heavily impacted by the damaging winds, rains, and
storm surges as the storm collides with or brushes land.
CAUSES OF HURRICANES
Warm water, moist warm air, and light upper-level winds are the key
ingredients to the formation of hurricanes. Hurricanes begin when masses of
warm, moist air from oceans surfaces starts to rise quickly, and collide with
masses of cooler air. The collision prompts the warm water vapor to condense,
eventually forming storm clouds and dropping back as rain. During the
condensation process, latent heat is emitted. The latent heat warms the cool
air above, leading it to rise and pave the way for warmer, humid air coming
from below the ocean.

ADVANTAGES OF HURRICANES
1. Bring Rainfall to Areas That Need It
2. Break Up Bacteria and Red Tide
3. Provide a Global Heat Balance
4. Replenish Barrier Islands
5. Replenish Inland Plant Life

DISADVANTAGES OF HURRICANES
1. storm surge and storm tide.
2. heavy rainfall and inland flooding.
3. high winds.
4. rip currents.
5. tornadoes.