{"id":6903,"date":"2021-02-15T20:14:26","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T20:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=6903"},"modified":"2021-02-20T02:06:51","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T02:06:51","slug":"how-do-hurricanes-form","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/how-do-hurricanes-form\/","title":{"rendered":"How do hurricanes form?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6903\" class=\"elementor elementor-6903\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d489508 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d489508\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d44813d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Hurricanes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bab097f elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"bab097f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-hurricanes-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6918 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-hurricane\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a hurricane?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6929 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/how-do-hurricanes-form\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">How do hurricanes form?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6942 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/measuring-hurricanes\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Measuring hurricanes<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6957 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/effects-of-hurricanes\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Effects of hurricanes<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6972 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/storm-surge\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Storm surge<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6978 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/naming-hurricanes\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Naming hurricanes<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6987 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/hurricane-terminology\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Hurricane terminology<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7002 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/hurricane-facts\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Hurricane facts<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca4a22 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7ca4a22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span 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elementor-element-647fe04\" data-id=\"647fe04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-981d8b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"981d8b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do hurricanes form?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eaab6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8eaab6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hurricanes only form over warm ocean waters of about 80\u00b0F. It explains why it is common in the tropics, where temperatures are high all year round. Hurricanes also need wind action to form. Now here is the fun part:<\/span><\/p><p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">(use this illustration as a guide)<\/span><\/em><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_7052\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7052\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7052\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-does-a-hurricane-form.jpg\" alt=\"How do hurricanes form?\" width=\"600\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-does-a-hurricane-form.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-does-a-hurricane-form-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7052\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How do hurricanes form?<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Warm air, together with moisture from evaporation from the ocean surface rises, creating low pressure on the water surface, which is immediately replaced by cooler air. This process continues, and the resulting moisture-laden clouds begin to expand. Thunderstorms with rains form.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The thunderstorms with rains begin to move slowly with mild western winds (a lot of wind action will disperse the buildup). In a day or two, stronger vertical currents build up over the ocean surface upward. More warm air rises, and the winds begin to move in a circular manner, caused by the earth\u2019s rotation. The rising warm air causes pressure to decrease at higher altitudes. The entire system is now in a circular motion around a central point. This is called a\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">tropical depression,<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and they have wind speeds going up to about 38 miles per hour.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In a couple of days, as the system moves over warmer waters, the clouds expand even more, and the winds begin to speed up. Gale force winds, thunderstorms, and heavy rains are in full force at this point. This may be called a\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">tropical storm,\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and they have wind speeds up to 74miles per hour.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Continuing its movement westward, the tropical storm may be moving over even warmer waters. The energy from the warm ocean, in the form of very warm air rising and the gushing of cooler air replacing it throws the entire storm into a fury of a powerful, huge and monstrous spiral storm that can be seen from space. The spiral has a calm center called the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">eye.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The eye is surrounded by a towering and extremely dangerous vertical movement of thunderstorms. This is called the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">eyewall.<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0The winds of the eyewall are so powerful that it spins and carries huge amounts of ocean water as it moves ashore.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The hurricane has now made a\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">landfall<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(has reached land). With winds over 74mph to about 160mph, massive destruction is usually inevitable. As the system is no more over water, its fuel has run out and begins to ease out. The winds will subside and eventually end, but the rains may continue.<\/span><\/p><h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>Landfall<\/b><\/span><\/h4><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This is when a hurricane reaches the coast and begins to travel over the land. 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href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-drought\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Droughts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hurricanes What is a hurricane? How do hurricanes form? Measuring hurricanes Effects of hurricanes Storm surge Naming hurricanes Hurricane terminology Hurricane facts How do hurricanes form? Hurricanes only form over warm ocean waters of about 80\u00b0F. It explains why it is common in the tropics, where temperatures are high all year round. 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