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Hurricanes are fueled by water.

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Does a tornado or hurricane grow weaker over land?

Hurricanes weaken rapidly over land.


Why does a hurricane weaken over land?

due to specific heat the air over land will cool quickly causing the hurricane to slow down and weaken. That is also on of the main reasons a hurricane can not form over land. That is a small and simple reason. a hurricane must have a heat of at least 80 F or 26.5 C.


What will happen if a hurricane moving from over the ocean to over land?

A hurricane that move over land will rapidly weaken and degenerate into a remnant low pressure system.


Is hurricane happen on land?

No hurricanes form over the ocean. They weaken rapidly if they hit land.


Why does a hurricane weaken rapidly when it moves over land?

It gets its energy from warm water.


What happens to a mountain in a hurricane?

A mountain will not be affected much by a hurricane, if at all. However, if a hurricane moves over land, and especially mountains it will rapidly weaken.


Where on land do hurricanes happen?

No, a hurricane is a very different type of storm from a tornado. A hurricane is a large, organized, and destructive system of thunderstorms that developed of tropical ocean water. The average hurricane is 300 miles wide. A tornado is a small (in weather terms), violent vortex of air that generally occurs on land. A tornado forms from a single storm cell and is 50 yards wide on average. Hurricanes, however, can produce tornadoes at landfall.


What does a hurricane do over cold water?

A hurricane will weaken if it moves over cold water.


What happens to a hurricane if it goes over cold water?

The Hurricane will weaken.


Why does a hurricane reach its lowest pressure over water?

Warm ocean water is the source of power for a hurricane. If a hurricane moves over land it will be cut off from that power source, causing the storm to weaken and the pressure to rise.


What will happen if a hurricane crosses over land?

It will gradually weaken more and more until it dies out or it gets to sea and restrengthens.


Do hurricane occur in water?

Hurricanes FORM over water. They also gain their intensity over water. When a hurricane comes in over land, it of course causes the most destruction to man-made Objects. However, when over land Hurricanes generally weaken or dissipate.