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hurricane assessment intro a hurricane is an intense, rotating oceanic weather system that has to have a minimum sustained windspeed of 74 mph. Hurricanes only form over tropical oceanic regions because it needs warm moist air to feed and drive the destructive winds that define a hurricane.
The majority of hurricanes are seasonal. During certain months in the year a hurricane will develop. The months were they occur vary from place to place.The 3 most common hurricane locations are the atlantic and gulf coasts which hurricane season lasts between june 1st to november 31st.The next area is the islands off of Africa's west coast for example cape verde, the hurricane season here lasts from between july to early september.The last most common area for hurricanes is the western caribbean and the gulf of mexico the hurricane season here lasts from after mid september.
The conditions necessary for a hurricane to form are 1. it has to be 5 degrees to 20 degrees north or south of the equator. 2. the water has to be at least 27 degrees celsius or above that extends to a depth of at least 50 metres and 3. There has to be low wind speeds in the lower atmosphere to allow cumulonimbus clouds to form.the process starts with The water evaporating into the air which creates an area of intense low pressure, more air then rushes in to replace the rising air this process is repeated multiple times, the water then condenses and as it does it releases latent heat which releases energy to drive the hurricane, sinking air then creates an area of high pressure-the eye,Once the water has condensed it forms a column of cumulonimbus clouds-the eye wall.The air that is sucked into the hurricane creates strengthening winds that spin around the eye creating a vortex, condensing air creates bounds of torrential rain.The way a hurricane spins is different in the two different hemispheres due to the Coriolis effect which gives it its cyclonic characteristic and affecting the trajectory of
The majority of hurricanes are seasonal. During certain months in the year a hurricane will develop. The months were they occur vary from place to place.The 3 most common hurricane locations are the atlantic and gulf coasts which hurricane season lasts between june 1st to november 31st.The next area is the islands off of Africa's west coast for example cape verde, the hurricane season here lasts from between july to early september.The last most common area for hurricanes is the western caribbean and the gulf of mexico the hurricane season here lasts from after mid september.
The conditions necessary for a hurricane to form are 1. it has to be 5 degrees to 20 degrees north or south of the equator. 2. the water has to be at least 27 degrees celsius or above that extends to a depth of at least 50 metres and 3. There has to be low wind speeds in the lower atmosphere to allow cumulonimbus clouds to form.the process starts with The water evaporating into the air which creates an area of intense low pressure, more air then rushes in to replace the rising air this process is repeated multiple times, the water then condenses and as it does it releases latent heat which releases energy to drive the hurricane, sinking air then creates an area of high pressure-the eye,Once the water has condensed it forms a column of cumulonimbus clouds-the eye wall.The air that is sucked into the hurricane creates strengthening winds that spin around the eye creating a vortex, condensing air creates bounds of torrential rain.The way a hurricane spins is different in the two different hemispheres due to the Coriolis effect which gives it its cyclonic characteristic and affecting the trajectory of