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Hurricanes, like many other major weather events, can cancel flights and close airports. Ships at sea often have to avoid them. Streets and roads may be blocked by flooding, fallen trees, or debris. Flooding and storm surge can wash away roads and collapse bridges.
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What happens to 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.
Can hurricanes travel over land and water?
yes they can and sometimes hurricanes get stronger when they travel on water.
You are reading about hurricanes to try and answer the question Why are there so many hurricanes these days you are trying to make a inference?
cause-effect
Do the inland states have hurricanes?
Yes- although hurricanes build their energy at sea, they can travel a considerable distance inland, weakening as they go.
Is responsible for the curving path of the winds and the spiraling of hurricanes?
This is the Coriolis Effect.
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.
What happens to 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.
Can hurricanes travel over land and water?
yes they can and sometimes hurricanes get stronger when they travel on water.
Is it true that hurricanes travel forward at about 10-15 mph?
False , hurricanes travel forward at about 74 mph (119 km/hr)
Do hurricanes travel in the ocean or on top?
on top ^^
Do earthquakes travel like tornadoes and hurricanes do?
No
How did the Hurricanes Katrina Effect?
It affected it beacuase it did
What part of the world do hurricanes mostly effect?
The troics
Hurricanes effect on plants?
destroys all the plants
You are reading about hurricanes to try and answer the question Why are there so many hurricanes these days you are trying to make a inference?
cause-effect
How do hurricanes effect the atmosphere?
Hurricanes help maintain thermodynamic balance in the atmosphere. Along with other phenomena hurricanes help bring heat out of the tropics and into the higher latitudes.
Do earthquakes have any effect on significant weather events such as hurricanes?
No
