EOSC - Hurricanes

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hurricanes are also called ...	typhoons
	tropical cyclones
anatomy - 1	eye
which is relatively ...	clear
	calm
	low pressure
2	eye wall
	ring of thunderstorms
	most rain
3	spiral bands
	extend from eye wall
height	15 km
diameter	150-300 km
hurricanes can last for ...	weeks
because ...	they make their own fuel
fuel creation method	eye sucks in air
	air moves faster
faster wind makes ...	larger waves
which creates ...	spray
	adds moisture
so when the air gets to the eye wall, it is ...	warm
	really humid
and has ...	sensible heat
	latent heat
to use as ...	fuel
in order for this to work, hurricanes need ...	warm deep waters
specifically ...	26 degrees C
	60 m deep
this happens mostly at ...	the equator
and in ...	late summer
	early fall

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hurricanes also need the ...	coriolis effect
which is strongest at ...	the poles
so hurricanes form ...	near the equator
at around ...	10 - 30 degrees lat
and NOT	at the equator
hurricanes will weaken/die - 1	they can't generate fuel
meaning ...	move over land
	move over cold water
2	large weather systems interfere
hurricanes are steered by ...	general circulation
from winds like the ...	westerlies
	bermuda high
	trade winds
hit the usa at the ...	gulf coast
warm core has a ...	vertical pressure gradient
there is ...	vertical circulation
in the eye wall	strong updrafts
hurricane top	outflow
in core and outside hurricane	weak downward motion
hurricane bottom	inflow towards core
	returns to eye wall
hurricane rotation - high	clockwise outflow
low	counter clockwise inflow
storm surge	winds drag water up shore
happens on which side of the hurricane?	right
this is where ...	most deaths happen
floods also can have ...	disease
safety	predictions are inaccurate
	don't buy house in SE USA
	evacuate
hurricanes in canada	rare

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