In our study of weather, we learned about the greenhouse effect. One thing that we learned was that some heat escapes into space during the process. Mrs. Berk's 4th-grade class, age 9 Everything that is warmed by the sun, including the ground and the molecules of gas in the atmosphere, gives off heat that radiates in all directions. Some of this radiated heat goes up towards space, and unless there are clouds in the way to block it, the heat escapes into space. Hello, my 3rd-grade class is studying hurricanes, and we are currently doing research on the good things that a hurricane can do for us, the air, etc.
Hurricanes clean the air.
Mrs. Macke's 3rd-grade class, age 9 That pretty much covers it. In more human terms, I like to think that hurricanes offer us a chance to reflect on our place in nature. The awesome destructive power of a hurricane reminds us to be humble and realize our powers are insignificant compared with the powers of nature, and that we should learn to try to coexist with nature instead of trying to subdue it.