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| What are Hurricanes Referred To As When They Form In The Western Pacific? |
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| What are Hurricanes Referred To As When They Form In The Indian Ocean? |
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| Where do Hurricanes Originate? |
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| Where do Hurricanes Migrate? |
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| Which are larger, Hurricanes or Mid-latitude Cyclones? |
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| How Long Can Hurricanes Last? |
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| How Far Can Hurricanes Travel Before Dissipating? |
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| Where does the heaviest thunderstorm activity occur in hurricanes? |
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| The thick bands of clouds that spiral toward the center of the storm in a pinwheel formation. |
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| The concentric zone of maximum activity that surrounds the eye. |
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| The intensity of a hurricane increases as you move closer where? |
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| What is weather like in the eye of the storm? |
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| Clear skies and warm air. |
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| What is a Tropical Disturbance? |
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| Small Cluster of Thunderstorms |
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| What is a Tropical Depression? |
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| A tropical disturbance that forms into a rotating band of cloud cover. |
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| How Does A Hurricane Begin Its Lifecycle? |
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| As A Tropical Disturbance |
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| When does a hurricane get its name? |
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| When it becomes a Tropical Storm. |
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| What happens when a Tropical Depression Intensifies? |
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| It Becomes A Tropical Storm. |
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| The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is what kind of scale only? |
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| What Happens When The Winds of a Tropical Storm increase? |
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| They form into a hurricane. |
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| Why Do Hurricanes Initially Move Westward? |
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| Because They Are Being Steered By Trade Winds |
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| Where Do Hurricanes Move After Moving Westward? |
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| Where Do Hurricanes Move After Moving Poleward? |
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| They take on meandering paths |
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| Copious Amounts Of Rain Can Bring What? |
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| Strong Winds Can Do What? |
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| What Is The Most Serious Threat Posed By Hurricanes? |
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| Elevated Rise In Sea Level Due To Low Atmospheric Pressure And Water Piling Up Due To Strong Winds |
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| How Does the National Hurricane Center of the National Weather Service Issue Advisories On The Likelihood Of Hurricane Landfall? |
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Network Of Satellites
Research Aircrafts
Computer Hardware
Computer Software |
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| Who Gives Hurricane Landfall Advisories? |
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| National Hurricane Center Of The National Weather Service |
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| What Are The Three Things You Need For A Hurricane To Form? |
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| What are Triggers For Hurricane Development? |
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ITCZ
Cold Fronts Extending Into The Tropics
Easterly Waves In Trade Wind Flows |
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| What Are Environments For Hurricane Development? |
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Sea Surface Temp > 27 C
Deep Layer Of Warm Water
Weak Wind Shear
At least 5 degrees from the Equator |
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| What Are Spin Mechanisms For Hurricane Development? |
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Wind Induced Transfer Of Heat From The Ocean To The Atmosphere
Conservation Of Angular Momentum |
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| Hurricanes Have Been More Frequent Since When? |
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| Will Global Warming Likely Lead To More Frequent Or More Intense Hurricanes? |
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