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Akaia Griffith
Leeandra Marcus
Dhaniram Ramotar
What is a Hurricane

A hurricane is a tropical storm with winds that have reached a constant speed of 74 miles per hour or more. The eye of a storm is usually 20-
30 miles wide and may extend over 400 miles. The dangers of a storm include torrential rains, high winds and storm surges.
How are hurricanes are formed

Air rises rapidly over a warm ocean where huge quantities of water evaporate very quickly. As the air rises it cools and the vapor condensed to form clouds
The rotation of the earth sets up a spinning motion and thestorm assumes its characteristic Catherine- wheel shape.
The area of distributed weather that forms and weather ystem that forms is first described as a tropical depression and is given a number. If the winds intensify
a tropical storm forms and the weather system is given a name.

When surface winds reach an average of 120kph the storm officially becomes a named hurricane
Once formed the hurricane is carried across the ocean by the prevailing winds east to west.

On reaching land, the supply of warm water ( the hurricane's fuel ) is cut off and the storm begins to weaken

The Structure of a Hurricane

A mature hurricane is roughly circular in shape and may be hundreds of miles across. A hurricane consists of 5 parts: outflow, rain bands, eye, eyewall,
and the storm surge.
Outflow

Outflow is when high-level clouds are moving outwardfrom the hurricane.

Rain bands

Rain bands are long, arching bands of clouds and thunderstorms that spiral out from the eye wall. Heavy bursts of rain and wind are usually
associated with rain
bands. These clouds form as a result of the strong updraughts (rising air currents) within the hurricane. They get more pronounced as the storm intensifies.
Rain bands can produce the heavy rainfall associated with hurricanes.
Eye

At the center of a hurricane is the eye. The eye of a hurricane looks like a ‘hole’ in the middle of the hurricane. The distance of an eye is usually about 20 –
40 miles (32 –
64km) across; however, they have been known to be as small as a few miles and much greater than 40 miles. The eye is known to be relatively calm since
conditions are clear with light winds and the skies are partly cloudy or even clear.
A hurricane eye is usually formed when the greatest consistent tangential wind speeds exceed about 125 km/h (78 mph). The eye diameter, as depicted by
radar, ranges typically from as small as 8 to 16 km (5 to 10 mi) upwards to about 160 km (100 mi). The average hurricane eye diameter is a little over 32 km (20
mi). When the eye shrinks in size, the hurricane is generally intensifying.
Eyewall

The eyewall is the band of clouds and intense wind and rainsurrounding the eye of the hurricane. Here, the air moves rapidly toward the eye and upward into
the cloud. It is the
most dangerous part of the storm since the winds are at their strongest and the rains are heavy. Winds spiral into the eyewall and then they spiral upward
toward the top of the hurricane. At the top of the hurricane, winds spiral outward in a clockwise direction. Contraction or expansion of the eye wall can cause
changes in wind speed and stormstrength.
Storm surge
Storm surge is when water is pushed toward the shore by the force of the winds moving cyclonically around the storm. It is produced by powerful winds in
a hurricane.
How Do Hurricanes Die

Hurricanes dissipate for a variety of reasons. They weaken quickly over land, which cuts them off from the moisture and heat of tropical ocean
water and slows them down with greater friction than the sea surface. Even the warmest and swampiest areas of land, like the Everglades in
Florida, will considerably slow down wind speeds and raise the pressure in the low-pressure center of a hurricane.
Vertical wind shear allows dry air into the core of a hurricane, which will weaken it considerably. Hurricanes also weaken when they move over colder water
outside of the tropics. But none of these things are guaranteed to stop a hurricane. For instance, a hurricane might weaken when it passes over land, but
rejuvenate when it moves outover tropical water again, like Hurricane Andrew did after passing over the Bahamas in 1992. If it moves out of the tropics, a
hurricane can become a different kind of storm.
Refrences
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http://gohsep.la.gov/MITIGATE/OVERVIEW/Fact-Sheet-Index/Hurricane-Definition

Ross, S., Rae, A., Clarke, M., Nurse, H., & Rocke, J. (2012). Geography for CSEC Study Guide (2nd ed., p. 42). Oxford University Press. (Original work published
2014)

Huber, C. H. (2022, September 22). What are the main parts of a hurricane? World Vision. Retrieved October 15, 2022, from
https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news stories/hurricane-facts

Hurricanes. (2015, January 31). Geo For CXC. Retrieved October 15, 2022, from https://geoforcxc.com/natural-systems/weather-and-
climate/hurricanes/
 scijinks.gov was first indexed by Google more than 10 years ago
https://scijinks.gov/hurricane/ date received, 10/11/2022.

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