Yes. Particularly destructive or memorable storms have their names "retired" ... there probably won't be another Andrew, or Katrina, or Sandy. But storms that dissipate at sea may have their names used again.
Hurricanes cover a larger area than tornadoes. Both hurricanes and tornadoes can be deadly, although hurricanes are more likely to cause widespread destruction due to their larger size and duration. Both hurricanes and tornadoes have strong winds, but hurricanes typically have more sustained, powerful winds over a larger region.
In colder seasons, the ocean holds a lot more warmth. This is because the land takes all the warmth in warmer seasons. Hurricanes develop only when ocean water is warm enough. The spring is warmer than autumn. So, the ocean is warmer in autumn than it is in spring. This means that hurricanes in the eastern United States are more likely in the spring than the summer.
The Atlantic Ocean typically experiences more hurricanes than the Gulf of Mexico. The warm waters and atmospheric conditions in the broader Atlantic basin contribute to the formation of hurricanes, making it more active compared to the Gulf region.
Hurricanes do not often impact temperate areas as the are mostly limited to tropical and subtropical regions. Tornadoes are more common than hurricanes in temperate climates, but affect grassland more often than forests.
Because more people live in hurricane areas around the world today and weather tracking systems are not 100% accurate. There is also higher risk of property damage today because there are more hotels, etc on the coast which can not be moved no matter how much warning you have.
Earthquakes have caused more deaths than hurricanes, and hurricanes have caused more deaths than lightning.
Generally true. A hurricane's name becomes available for reuse every 6 years. If a storm is especially deadly or destructive, however, the name may be retired in which case it will not be used to name a future storm.
Yes, they can be used multiple time... I believe the record is 11 reuses.
In short, tornadoes are more violent than hurricanes and usually produce more severe damage, albeit over a much smaller area.
No, lightning typically kills fewer people than hurricanes or tornadoes. On average, lightning causes around 30-60 deaths per year in the United States, while hurricanes and tornadoes can cause hundreds of deaths in a single event.
This cannot be answered simply, as both hurricanes and tornadoes vary greatly in how bad they are. The impacts of both tornadoes and hurricanes can range from negligible to devastating. That said, the very worst hurricanes can be far deadlier and more destructive than the worst tornadoes.
Hurricanes, by far. Consider that a number of hurricanes have killed thoussands of people, while only one tornado has ever killed more than 1,000.
Hurricanes cover a larger area than tornadoes. Both hurricanes and tornadoes can be deadly, although hurricanes are more likely to cause widespread destruction due to their larger size and duration. Both hurricanes and tornadoes have strong winds, but hurricanes typically have more sustained, powerful winds over a larger region.
No. Hurricane names are normally re-used every six years.
If the wind speed is less than 75 mph it is not a hurricane at all and the most severe hurricanes are more than 150 mph Hurricanes have a Wind speed of 75 or Higher
Yes, for Atlantic hurricanes there is a list of names for each six years. One list is repeated every seven years.
Meteorologists use the Greek alphabet to name Atlantic hurricanes after exhausting the list of traditional names for the season. This helps in identifying and tracking storms when there are a high number of named storms in a single season.