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Hurricanes can have several types of impacts on humans and human activities.
These impacts can range from enormous waves on the high seas to multiple tornadoes on land. The high winds of a tropical cyclone are a hazard for shipping and boating offshore. Near the eye of a hurricane, the wind is going in all directions in a very small area generating high waters that are moving in apparent random directions. This is much more hazardous than the waves formed by a winter storm that are all traveling in the same direction. The power of hurricane winds offshore was apparent in 1989, when Hurricane Gabrielle generated extremely high surf.