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What happens to hurricanes that travel across islands in the Caribbean?
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Where does the initial energy comes from that feeds the hurricane as it begins its journey across the Atlantic Ocean?
Hurricanes are mostly started and 'fed' by heat energy from the ocean (and hence, the air). Hurricanes often start in the Caribbean Sea and travel northerly or easterly along the US coastline.
Can hurricanes be hundreds of kilometers across?
They can indeed.
Why are there strong hurricanes in California?
Hurricanes only affect extreme southern California, and then rarely. The peninsula of Baja California, part of Mexico, experiences storms that form along the coast of Central America, in warm tropical waters. Some storms are created by Caribbean hurricanes that struggle across the mountainous terrain and reform in the Pacific. These storms follow the warm currents along the Mexican coast, and sometimes turn east and make landfall there. Other storms continue out into the Pacific toward Hawaii.
How many miles do hurricanes stretch?
All hurricanes are different so all are different in size but hurricanes (and typhoons as they are called in the western Pacific) have been recorded as large as 1350 miles across. The average hurricane is about 300 miles wide.
How are hurricanes formed in barbados?
Hurricanes do not form in Barbados, but they can strike there. Hurricanes develop from clusters of thunderstorms over warm ocean water. These clusters gain energy from the moisture that evaporates from the warm water and can organize and intensify to become hurricanes. Large-scale wind patterns then direct how these hurricanes move. Some of the resulting paths go across Barbados. Many of the hurricanes that affect Barbados and surrounding areas starts as disturbances that move off the west coast of Africa.
What happens hurricanes that travel across islands in the Caribbean?
Smaller islands such as those of the Lesser Antilles will have little effect on hurricanes. Storms that hit the larger islands such as Cuba will weaken.
Where in the Caribbean does the hurricane move across?
Hurricanes can occur just about anywhere in the Caribbean.
What will happen to hurricane that travel across islands in the Caribbean do they continue to travel as hurricanes?
It depends on the islands. The Lesser Antilles are generally too small to significantly affect a hurricane. The larger islands of Hispaniola and Cuba may cause a hurricane to weaken to a tropical storm.
Where does the initial energy comes from that feeds the hurricane as it begins its journey across the Atlantic Ocean?
Hurricanes are mostly started and 'fed' by heat energy from the ocean (and hence, the air). Hurricanes often start in the Caribbean Sea and travel northerly or easterly along the US coastline.
What does the Depth of the Caribbean Sea look like?
The depth of the Caribbean Sea is varied. Relatively shallow around the islands and across a wide area extending from Honduras out to Jamaica. The depth drastically falls off between Cuba and the Caymans to maximum depth of 25,216 feet. There is also an area of deep waters between South America and the islands of the Caribbean.
Can hurricanes be hundreds of kilometers across?
They can indeed.
What is the Caribbean diaspora?
The economic flight of Caribbean peoples across the globe
Where can one find information on the University of the West Indies?
The University of the West Indies is located in the Caribbean. The university offers a variety of degree programs and has three locations across the islands.
Did Hurricane Andrew hit Asia?
No. Hurricane Andrew was formed on the west coast of Africa, and hurricanes always travel west first, possibly hitting land, then will curve up northeast before dying out. There is no way Hurricane Andrew could travel west all the way across the Atlantic, then Mexico, then all the way across the Pacific, and hit Asia. Hurricane Andrew would have been caught by some current near the Caribbean Islands, which it was.
How does a country become a Provence of the United States?
The United States of America does not have provinces or the mechanism to create them. The United States does have territories and protectorates across the Caribbean and Pacific which are Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Marianna Islands.
In australia what does the term willy-willy mean?
That's the name for a hurricane.They are called "hurricanes" in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean. When you go west across the International Dateline and into the western Pacific Ocean, they're called typhoons.
Where are the Caribbean colonies?
The Caribbean sea is located at 9-22 degrees North and 89 to 60 degrees west. The countries found to the south of the Caribbean sea are Venezuela, Columbia, and Panama. The countries found to the west are Coasta Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize,and the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. The countries found to the north are the Greater Antilles Islands of Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Purto Rico. The lands that are found to the east are the Lesser Antilles Islands.
