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Does Italy have hurricanes?
Italy does not have hurricanes. Hurricanes form over tropical waters.
What is the highest number of active hurricanes in the Atlantic at one time?
4 hurricanes. This has happened twice. There was one occasion when there were 5 tropical cyclones (tropical depression, tropical storm, or hurricane), but no more than 2 were hurricanes at any given time.
Where do hurricanes occur on the equator?
No, Hurricanes occur in the tropics, but at the equator there is not enough Coriolis force to start them turning.
Are hurricanes given names while tropical storms are not?
Hurricanes and tropical storms are both named. Hurricanes have more detailed and already thought of names, while tropical storms aren't as important.
Are maritime air masses hurricanes?
No. A maritime air mass is any air mass that originates over the ocean. A hurricanes is an intense tropical storm.
Does Italy have hurricanes?
Italy does not have hurricanes. Hurricanes form over tropical waters.
What is the highest number of active hurricanes in the Atlantic at one time?
4 hurricanes. This has happened twice. There was one occasion when there were 5 tropical cyclones (tropical depression, tropical storm, or hurricane), but no more than 2 were hurricanes at any given time.
Are hurricanes given names and tropical storom not?
Both hurricanes and tropical storms are given names.
Where do hurricanes occur on the equator?
No, Hurricanes occur in the tropics, but at the equator there is not enough Coriolis force to start them turning.
Are hurricanes given names while tropical storms are not?
Hurricanes and tropical storms are both named. Hurricanes have more detailed and already thought of names, while tropical storms aren't as important.
Does Jamaica have more hurricanes or cyclones?
Hurricanes because its tropical
Do tropical areas get hurricanes cyclones and typhoons?
Hurricanes and typhoons occur in tropical areas, but can move into extratropical areas as well. There are different types of cyclone, however. Tropical cyclones (hurricanes, typhoons, tropical storms and tropical depressions) form in tropical regions but extratropical and polar lows are cyclones as well.
Are maritime air masses hurricanes?
No. A maritime air mass is any air mass that originates over the ocean. A hurricanes is an intense tropical storm.
Do hurricanes happen in the ocean?
Yes, hurricanes are a tropical oceanic phenomenon.
Has the number of hurricanes increased over the last 3 years?
Yes. 2009 was a relatively mild hurricanes season, at least for the Atlantic with 9 tropical storms of which 3 became hurricanes. 2010 was very active with 19 tropical storms of which 12 became hurricanes. 2011 was also active with 19 tropical storms of which 7 became hurricanes. However, a 3 year period of analysis is not enough to draw any conclusions.
What is the name for a rotating tropical storm?
So far, as of August 27, 2012 not hurricanes have hit the U.S. Currently, however, Tropical Storm Isaac is expected to strike the U.S. as a hurricane. It is also possible that other hurricanes will hit the U.S. in 2012 but we don't know what the names will be.
What is a tropical distrubance?
waterspouts,and hurricanes
