Facts about Hurricanes

5/15/2024 (Permalink)

• Formation: Hurricanes form over warm ocean waters near the equator.
• Wind speed: Hurricanes can produce winds of up to 320 kilometers per hour, which can destroy buildings and rip up trees.
• Rain: Hurricanes can produce more than 2.4 trillion gallons of rain per day.
• Eye wall: The eye wall is the ring of thunderstorms and clouds that surrounds the eye, and it contains the heaviest rains and most violent winds.
• Categories: Hurricanes are categorized based on wind speed, with category 1 having speeds of 74–95 miles per hour, and category 5 having speeds of 157 miles per hour or higher. The higher the category, the more destruction and damage is caused.
• Rotation: In the northern hemisphere, hurricanes rotate counterclockwise, while in the southern hemisphere they rotate clockwise.
• Tornadoes: Hurricanes can produce tornadoes.
• Other names for hurricanes include cyclone, typhoon and tropical storm.
• Hurricanes have led to the death of around 2 million people over the last two years