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Hurricane
* All hurricanes begin life in a warm moist atmosphere over tropical ocean waters
  - have names
  - start over the warm ocean
* Every hurricane is different and changes from minute to minute.
* Many hurricanes are quiet electrically, probably because they have little mixed-phase precipitation
  - carry winds up to two hundred miles an hour
* Most Hurricanes start in the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico.
* Most hurricanes affect areas
  - geographic areas
* Most hurricanes affect specific areas
  - appear in late summer or early fall, when sea temperatures are at their highest
  - begin as a cluster of thunderstorms
* Most hurricanes bring foot storm tide
  - weather
  - wet weather
* Most hurricanes cause high wind
* Most hurricanes create storms
  - strong winds and heavy rains
* Most hurricanes deliver heavy rain
* Most hurricanes destroy homes
  - structures
* Most hurricanes die a quick death when they move inland because of the lack of moisture
  - before they get as far west as Hawaii, but some do make it
  - out far from land
* Most hurricanes do damage
  - significant damage
  - evolve from tropical disturbances
  - follow a similar cycle of development, called a hurricane life cycle
  - form east or south of Florida and track from east to west or south to north
  - get energy
* Most hurricanes have bands
  - rotation
  - live for about a week
  - occur during months
* Most hurricanes occur in regions
  - the later summer when the ocean water temperature rises
  - produce torrential downpours
  - provide weather
  - start out as a seemingly harmless cluster of thunderstorms
  - turn gradually northwest, north, and finally northeast
  - vent their fury and then quickly move on
* Some hurricanes affect food security
* Some hurricanes are much stronger than others
  - then others
* Some hurricanes bring death
  - lots more rainfall and cause major flooding with storm surges and high surf
* Some hurricanes cause considerable damage
  - extensive damage
  - major damage
  - devastate countries
  - develop several tornadoes, while others create none at all
  - follow a fairly straight course, while others loop and wobble along the path
* Some hurricanes move on erratic paths and can be difficult to forecast
  - over the ocean and never reach the seacoast
* Some hurricanes produce numerous tornadoes as they make landfall
  - torrential rains
  - seem to produce no tornadoes, while others develop multiple ones
  - spawn significant tornado
  - stay out over the ocean, but others move toward shore and come onto the land
  - coastal areas and are capable of causing considerable loss of life and property
  - inland as well as coastal inhabitants
* also affect the depths of the ocean
  - can damage the beach itself
* also cause damage with high speed winds that can blow down trees and damage homes
  - extensive coastal erosion where they strike
  - hundreds of millions of dollars in damage annually
  - happen every year and sometimes destroy many things
  - occur in other ocean basins where they are called typhoons or cyclones
  - originate in the northeast Pacific, where they can affect the west coast of Mexico
  - possess a significant amount of kinetic energy in the form of winds
  - produce tornadoes, which add to the hurricane's destructive power
  - rotate in opposite directions because of the coriolis effect
* also spawn tornadoes and cause severe flooding from heavy rains
  - tend to be more short-lived moving across coastal areas in hours rather than days
* always begin in the tropics but can move either north or south out of the tropics.
* are Earth's strongest tropical cyclones.
* are a chief cause of beach erosion and mangrove destruction
  - fact of life in Florida
  - hollow shell of wax
  - menace to people who live in coastal areas of the southeastern United States
  - problem in late summer and autumn
  - threat to inland areas, as well as coastal cities and towns
  - type of natural disasters that are detrimental to leatherback sea turtle nests
  - actually a combination of many thunderstorms rotating around a central core system
  - agents of both destruction and ecological revitalization
* are also an annual threat to Florida
  - fond of launching projectiles
  - potential hazards along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts
* are among the most powerful climatic events to occur on our planet
  - natural hazards known to humankind
  - world's deadliest storms
  - an important agent of forest disturbance in coastal wet forests
  - arguably the most important weather hazard in the state in terms of economic damage
  - big, powerful, and dangerous storms
  - by far the most frequent hazardous phenomena in the Caribbean
  - common during summer
  - comparable to heat engines, feeding off of warm SSTs
  - complex disturbance system with significant effects on vegetation and built-up land
  - creatures of the Atlantic and Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico
* are cyclones beginning over the tropics in the Atlantic or the eastern Pacific Ocean
  - that originate over warm oceans while tornadoes form over land
* are dangerous and destructive
  - storms which develop over the ocean waters and travel towards land
  - definately a threat in the fall season
* are devastating powerhouses of wind, rain and surf
  - when they are accompanied by strong winds and heavy rain
  - enormous heat engines that generate energy on a staggering scale
  - especially destructive when they hit the coast
* are extremely dangerous and cause widespread destruction
  - large, flat whirling air masses, usually hundreds of kilometers across
  - feed-back systems
  - female
  - frequent events in Southern Florida
  - hard to predict
* are heat engines and therefore heat is critical to the strengthening process
  - pumps which transfer heat from the surface of the ocean to the upper atmosphere
* are huge circular storms of wind, clouds, and rain that form over warm tropical oceans
  - storms of moist air that form over the warm tropical oceans
  - swirling storms with cloud systems typically larger than a state
  - killer storms
* are large circulating windstorms covering hundreds of miles forming over warm oceans
  - tropical storms with heavy winds
  - located in sea
  - members of a category of meteorological events known as tropical cyclones
  - monster storms, often hundreds of miles in diameter
  - most common during the summer and early fall
* are much bigger than tornadoes but tornadoes are more violent than hurricanes
  - larger and longer-lived storms
* are natural disasters that have unfortunately been on the rise as the years have gone on
* are nature's most awesome release of energy
  - severe storms
  - notorious for wandering around changing direction for no apparent reason
  - often unpredictable
* are one of the most destructive and harmful natural disasters caused by the ocean
  - forces of nature
  - powerful and unpredictable
* are products of the interaction between tropical ocean and the atmosphere
  - tropical ocean and atmosphere
* are rare in Hawaii, but they do occur
  - rare, but severe droughts have caused widespread losses
  - regular occurances on Cape cod
  - relatively frequent events in tropical and subtropical coastal areas
  - singles
  - slow moving so precautions can be taken before the storm actually strikes
  - slow-moving storms, and they can turn and move in the opposite direction
  - storms that originate when heat builds up in tropical areas
  - strong wind moving in from all directions
  - stronger in the eastern Pacific and weaker in the Atlantic
  - the largest and most powerful of storms
* are the most dangerous and destructive storms known to man
  - destructive storms on Earth
* are the most powerful of all weather systems
  - storms on earth
  - only weather disasters that have been given their own names
  - things that happen somewhere else
* are tropical cyclone
  - rainstormsthat form over the ocean
  - storms brought about by heavy evaporation of water from the ocean's surface
  - very dangerous storms and have to be taken very seriously
* are very large and powerful storms
  - storms that are hundreds of miles in diameter
  - much involved in maintaining a balance of heat on planet earth
  - rare in Hawaii and usually are relatively weak by the time they arrive
  - very, very large
  - violent storms that can form over the warm waters of the oceans
  - warm core storms
  - worth covering because they hit people where they live
* are, in early stages, like giant thunderstorms with violent updrafts and downdrafts.
* batter the Caribbean coast each summer.
* blow in a large spiral around a relatively calm center the eye
  - off roofs and uproot ancient trees
* bring enormous destruction and loss of life to many coastal regions of the world
  - heavy rains which can cause significant riverine and inland flooding
  - high winds, rain and tidal surges
* can also bring severe thunderstorms and tornadoes along for fun
  - occur in the eastern and central Pacific Ocean areas
  - produce tornadoes, which can add to their destructive power
  - spawn severe weather such as tornadoes as they move inland
  - and do cause death
* can be dangerous killers
  - deadly and expensive
* can be devastating storms
  - to life, property, and the environment
  - several hundred miles wide
* can be unpredictable and suddenly change course causing the evacuation of large areas
* can cause considerable structural damage to the canopy of tropical forest
  - local flooding, flash flooding, or coastal flooding
* can cause major damage from winds and flooding
  - massive damage and loss of life
  - power or water supply failures
  - severe damage
  - significant damage on land
  - storm surge - when the water of the ocean rises much higher than usual
* can change direction, intensity, and speed very suddenly
  - speed, and gain strength very quickly
  - cleanse the air
  - create warm-weather threats that are just as serious
  - damage property over such a huge area that they are set apart from other disasters
  - destroy houses by blowing their roofs off, but improper construction can be to blame
  - develop in the Caribbean or in the central North Atlantic
  - have several types of impacts on humans and human activities
  - hit the same area twice
  - intensify to become major storms
  - kill, even after the winds stop blowing
* can last for days or even weeks and move huge distances
  - days, where as a tornado usually only lasts minutes to a few hours
  - move up or down the scale as they begin to develop, grow, or weaken
* can only develop over really warm ocean water
  - form over really warm ocean water
* can produce tornadoes and cause severe flash flooding
  - as they come ashore
  - very heavy rainfall
  - provide some benefits to ecosystems by distributing sediment to coastal wetlands
  - severely impact sea turtle nesting success
* can spawn tornadoes, adding to the potential for devastation
  - which add to the destructiveness of the storm
  - spin off tornadoes
  - travel for thousands of miles
* carry the power of the seas and the skies in their swirling fury.
* cause disasters
  - millions of dollars in damages each year
* cause much destruction and dislocation
  - much more damage and deaths than tornadoes
  - severe winds, storm surges, flooding, and sometimes even tornadoes
* clean the air.
* come from the ocean.
* come in five categories
  - many different strenghts from the minimal to the catastropic
  - into being over the ocean far out to sea
* consist of very powerful and deadly winds.
* contain a tremendous amount of energy.
* create a storm surge, which is sometimes incorrectly referred to as a tidal wave
* depend on warm water as an energy source.
* devastate cities.
* develop from easterly waves
  - in the southwestern North Atlantic Ocean
  - over water, although many do eventually hit land
* dissipate when their energy supply is substantially reduced
  - they move ashore or move into areas of cold sea water
  - have inherent predictability
  - that to people
* draw their energy from warm, humid air over tropical oceans
  - power from warm, extremely humid air found only over warm oceans
* draw their strength from the heated surface layers of the sea
  - warm tropical waters of the ocean
* drawtheir power from warm, extremely humid air found only over warmoceans.
* drive high wave energy that destroys coastal structures.
* evolve from tropical depressions and tropical storms.
* exist to move heat away from the tropics.
* feed off low-pressure cells over warm ocean waters
* form in late summer and early fall when ocean waters are warmest
  - mainly in the late summer and autumn
  - over oceans near the equator, where the air is very moist
* form over the ocean and die down when they move over land
  - weaken if they hit land
* form over the warm ocean water of the tropics
  - tropical water in ocean and die down when they move over land
  - warm ocean water as tropical depressions, and weaken rapidly over land
* frequently spawn tornadoes during their rapid weakening as they make landfall.
* gain much of their power from warm winds and oceans
  - strength as they move across the open seas, and can be tracked by meterologists
* gather heat and energy through contact with warm ocean waters.
* generally form over empty ocean, but tornadoes often form over populated land areas.
* generally move from east to west
  - in a path resembling the curve of a parabola
* get their fuel from the warm surface water of the ocean
  - power from the energy contained in warm, moist air over tropical oceans
* go through a number of different stages of development.
* grow strength from warm waters.
* happen in the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean
  - much less frequently and they last longer
  - once in a while,are very rare
  - so regularly, they have their own season
* have a benefit, they are a major source for rain
  - disastrous effects on banana crops in particular
  - eyes
  - five categories depending on wind speeds
  - their counterparts elsewhere
  - two main parts
  - very powerful winds
* historically cause terrible economic losses.
* hit regions.
* includes storm centers.
* involve much greater amounts of atmospheric energy exchange.
* is cyclone
* kill people in all of the following ways.
* lead to the upheaval of trees and holes in trees.
* leave a number of dangers behind.
* leave much of central and southern Florida under water
  - water damage inside homes
* move slowly, and they change direction
  - with the large-scale wind currents in which they are embedded
* moving inland can cause severe flooding.
* normally move in a U-shaped path.
* occasionally cause extensive damage.
  - the summer and late falls
  - every year in the Caribbean area and there are frequent earthquakes and flooding
* occur in both the Atlantic and the eastern Pacific
  - the southern hemisphere over warm seas where there is still, calm air
  - over the ocean because warm, moist air is abundant over the water
* often change direction
  - make landfall in the Carolinas
  - originate as clusters of strong thunderstorms
* often spawn tornadoes or cause flooding from extensive rains
  - strip houses clean of the asphalt shingles and tile that cover their roofs
* only occur north of the equator
  - start over water, while tornadoes can start over water or land
* originate over tropical waters, close to the equator.
* pack enough water and wind to power the United States for six months.
* periodically devastate the economy.
* pick up their energy from the ocean and attenuate or slow down on land.
* pose a danger to life and property
  - far greater threat to biodiversity than twisters do
  - huge threat to the nation both in potential loss of life and economic devastation
* possess cyclonic motion.
* present one of the most catastrophic of all natural disasters.
* produce a lot of downed woody debris and provide fuel for subsequent fires
  - all sorts of damage and weakening of natural resources, particularly trees
  - monster rip tides which are blamed for the deaths of many swimmers each year
  - storm surges, tornadoes, and often the most deadly of all - inland flooding
  - violence over a large area, while supercells produce damage over a small area
* propagate over oceans because of the dynamics and forces of nature.
* range in categories from one to five with five being the most severe.
* rank above earthquakes and floods as the United States' costliest natural disaster.
* represent a transfer of energy from warm tropical waters to temperate zones.
* require evaporation from warm ocean water to form.
* rotate in the same direction in the northern hemisphere.
* severely impact the health of corals in short time periods.
* sometimes threaten the country in autumn.
* start out as a group of storms that begin to rotate when they encounter converging winds.
* start over the oceans as a collection of storms in the tropics
* strike Florida more frequently than they strike any other state
  - U.S. coastal areas nearly every year with powerful winds and rain
  - in summer months
* take an enormous toll on our families and homes
  - place in Florida
* tempest of word and a storm of image.
* threaten mainly residents of the Atlantic and Gulf Coast regions.
* travel at varying rates.
* typically die down as they pass over land
  - have rain organized into spiral bands with gaps between bands
* usually become more common in the later summer
  - come in off the ocean and hit coastal areas the hardest
  - move westward and bring torrential rain, howling winds and cause huge waves
  - occur in late summer or early fall
  - originate as a cluster of showers and thunderstorms in tropical waters
* watches and warnings are similar to Tornado watches and warnings.
* weaken and lose their tropical characteristics as they move inland.
  - when passing over land surfaces for three reasons
  - when they lose the right conditions
+ Haiti, Geography: French-speaking countries :: Caribbean Community
  * Haiti has a tropical climate. The rainy season lasts from April to June, and from October to November. Hurricanes are common during summer. In the past, hurricanes have caused a lot of damage and killed many people.
+ South Asia, Climate
  * Moving west the moisture and elevation change, causing a steppe and a desert climate that is like the Middle East. There is also a part of steppe climate in the center of the lower peninsula. Two parts of the South Asia climate especially affect the people. One is the 'monsoons'. These changing winds bring lots of the area's rain, so when they do not come early, the land becomes very dry. Hurricanes also happen every year and sometimes destroy many things. In the extreme north of India and Pakistan, the climate is affected by the mountains.
  * It's possible for a page to be both, but it's better to have them separate if there are enough entries to support that. Hurricanes are probably OK there, too. The page Naomi could have both. I've made some change to these pages that you can look at.