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What will happen if a hurricane moving from over the ocean to over land?
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A hurricane that move over land will rapidly weaken and degenerate into a remnant low pressure system.
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What would happen to the strength of a hurricane if it moved over land or over a cold-water ocean?
The strength of the hurricane would decrease, as hurricanes get their energy from warm ocean water.
What stopped Hurricane Katrina?
After moving onto land Hurricane Katrina was cut off from the warm ocean water that was its power source. The storm weakened to an extratropical low before finally being absorbed by another system over the eastern U.S.
What develops over warm ocean water a hurricane or a tornado?
A hurricane. Tornadoes are more often a land-based phenomenon.
Why does a hurricane begin to lose energy when it reaches land?
Hurricanes get their energy from warm ocean water. When a hurricane moves over land it is cut off from its power source.
Why does a hurricane weaken when it touches ocean waters?
It doesn't. A hurricane gains strength from warm ocean water. Warm water produces large amounts of water vapor, which is essentially the fuel of a hurricane. Cold water and land do not provide as much water vapor, so a hurricane will weaken if it encounters either of those.
Is hurricane happen on land?
No hurricanes form over the ocean. They weaken rapidly if they hit land.
What would happen to the strength of a hurricane if it moved over land or over a cold-water ocean?
The strength of the hurricane would decrease, as hurricanes get their energy from warm ocean water.
Why does a hurricane happen at a low level coast?
Hurricanes form over the ocean and of if they impact land they impact the coast. When a hurricane hits a low level coast it will usually do more damage and therefore get more publicity.
What happen when a hurricane crosses over land?
It losses strength.
What stopped Hurricane Katrina?
After moving onto land Hurricane Katrina was cut off from the warm ocean water that was its power source. The storm weakened to an extratropical low before finally being absorbed by another system over the eastern U.S.
What develops over warm ocean water a hurricane or a tornado?
A hurricane. Tornadoes are more often a land-based phenomenon.
Why does a hurricane begin to lose energy when it reaches land?
Hurricanes get their energy from warm ocean water. When a hurricane moves over land it is cut off from its power source.
How is a hurricane stopped?
People cannot stop a hurricane. Hurricane's though will stop naturally in a .number of ways: moving over land, moving over cold water, encountering wind shear, entrainment of dry air.
Does a hurricane lose its strenghth quickly over ocean water or land?
Hurricanes lose their strength quicker on land.
What will happen when ocean to ocean plates converge?
it creates more land
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.
Where does a hurricane go afterwards?
A hurricane will follow its path until it loses all of its 'energy' and dissipates. This usually starts to happen right when it moves over land as it is now cut off from its 'energy' source. The energy comes from the warm ocean waters where it forms.
