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Here are some facts about hurricanes:

  1. Only women's names were used to name hurricanes until 1978...then they started using men's names as well.
  2. A hurricane releases energy equivalent to a nuclear bomb going off every 20 minutes.
  3. In other parts of the world storms identical to hurricanes are called cyclones and typhoons.
  4. The word hurricane comes from the Taino Native American word, hurucane, meaning evil spirit of the wind.
  5. The first time anyone flew into a hurricane happened in 1943 in the middle of World War 2.
  6. A typical hurricane can dump 6 inches to a foot of rain across a region.
  7. Storm surges are very dangerous and a major reason why you must stay away from the ocean during a hurricane warning or hurricane.
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