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Hurricanes are fueled by moisture that evaporates from warm ocean water. The necessary amounts of moisture cannot be found over land.
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What ocean did hurricane Floyd form?
Hurricane Floyd developed over the Atlantic Ocean.
How do hurricanes form and what do they form over?
hurricane form due to the evaporation of the warm ocean and the Autumn winds and the form over the ocean
Which forms over an ocean is it a tornado or a hurricane or a blizzard?
Any one of these can form over the ocean, but only a hurricane does so exclusively.
What ocean did Hurricane Donna form over?
the atlantic
What do hurricanes typically form over?
Hurricane form over warm ocean water in or near the tropics.
Can a hurricane form on mountions?
No. Hurricanes can only form over warm ocean water.
Where do hurricane usually form over?
Hurricanes form over warm ocean water, nearly always in the tropics.
What is a hurricane called that forms over the Atlantic Ocean?
A hurricane over the Atlantic Ocean is simply called a hurricane.
Why storms such as hurricanesonly form over warm ocean?
Hurricanes get the energy they need from the moisture that evaporates from warm ocean water. Without this energy source a hurricane weakens and dissipates.
What kind of water does a hurricane devlop over?
Hurricanes form over warm ocean water.
What ocean does a tornado form over?
Tornadoes generally form over land, not the ocean. You are thinking of hurricanes. The term hurricane refers to a tropical cyclone that occurs over the Atlantic Ocean or the eastern Pacific ocean.
Does a hurricane start on water?
Yes. Hurricanes form over warm ocean water.
