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Canadian Hurricane Centre: Just For Kids * - get the answers to questions like how do hurricanes work, how are they measured, and when is hurricane season. From Environment Canada's Green Lane. Hurricanes are very large and powerful storms. They can bring heavy winds, rain and flooding to a region....
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Damage and Destruction * - Destructive features associated with hurricanes, plus the Saffir-Simpson Scale for classifying damage potential. With hurricanes being as powerful as they are, it is not surprising that upon landfall they cause damage and destruction. Even when the hurric...
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Hurricanes * - The anatomy of hurricanes, how they develop and why they are so dangerous. Hurricanes are cyclones that develop over the warm tropical oceans and have sustained winds in excess of 64 knots (74 miles/hour). These storms are capable of producing dangerous w...
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Structure of a Hurricane * - Discusses the structure of different parts of hurricanes. As surface pressures continue to drop, a tropical storm becomes a hurricane when sustained wind speeds reach 64 knots (74 mph). A pronounced rotation develops around the central core.
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Hurricanes, What is a hurricane? -
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Movement * - The influence of global winds on the movement of hurricanes. The global wind pattern is also known as the "general circulation" and the surface winds of each hemisphere are divided into three wind belts: Polar Easterlies: From 60-90 degrees la...
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Initial Development * - Hurricanes initiate from an area of thunderstorms. These thunderstorms are most commonly formed in one of three different ways. The first is the InterTropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). The ITCZ is a near-solid ring of thunderstorms surrounding the globe f...
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Hurricanes on Radar * - Hurricanes show up clearly on radar as circular areas of moderate to high reflectivity, often surrounding a low reflectivity center.
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Definition and Growth * - Defines a hurricane and shows the regions and mechanics of hurricane development. Hurricanes are formed from simple complexes of thunderstorms. However, these thunderstorms can only grow to hurricane strength with cooperation from both the ocean and the a...
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Stages of Development * - The different stages of development from depression to hurricane. Hurricanes evolve through a life cycle of stages from birth to death. A tropical disturbance in time can grow to a more intense stage by attaining a specified sustained wind speed. The prog...
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