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Q: Where does the hurricane get it heat from?
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Is Hurricane Katrina a heat wave?

No. Hurricane Katrina was a hurricane, which is a type of very powerful storm.


What is a hurricane powered by?

A hurricane is powered by the latent heat stored in war moist air.


What is a hurricane's source of energy?

Heat of water.


How does the sun relate to a hurricane?

It is the heat of the sun which causes the atmospheric and oceanic turbulence which generates a hurricane.


Which weather turns heat from ocean into wind?

Hurricane.


Is there a natural disaster that start with h?

A natural disaster that starts with "H" is -Hurricane & -Heat Wave


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 does evaporation of the sea water do to the hurricane?

Evaporation of sea water does absolutely nothing for a hurricane except provide water vapor. When the water vapor turns back to water in the form of rain it gives off heat. Hurricanes are massive heat engines. As long as they have water vapor to turn into heat they can continue blowing along. Without water vapor, the hurricane has no source of heat.


What causes a hurricane to loose energy?

A hurricane gets its energy from heat rising from the sea. So naturally, when it hits land, that rising heat is no longer there to supply the hurricane with energy. So it begins to slow down and become weaker and weaker until it finally stops.


Why does hurricane start out as?

They begin as a storm, and get larger if additional heat energy is added.


What are four kinds of severe weather?

Tornado, Hurricane, Blizzard, and Supreme Heat.


Was the evacutation effective for Hurricane Rita?

The evacuation for Hurricane Rita was much more efficient than Hurricane Katrina. The big difference is that the governors in the states involved ordered mandatory evacuations. There were some deaths from heat problems.