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Hurricanes only form over really warm ocean water of 80 degrees temperature or warmer. Once ocean water is warm enough at the surface to put enough heat and moisture into the overlying atmosphere, it provides the fuel for the thermodynamic engine that a hurricane becomes.
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What is the strongest type of extreme weather?
The strongest type of extreme weather in terms of overall energy output would probably be a tropical cyclone (hurricane, typhoon, etc.). In terms of the violence of the event a tornado is the strongest.
Are hurricanes examples of weather or climate?
A specific hurricane is a type of weather, and a tendency for hurricanes to occur in a specific region is a type of climate. This is not different from any other meteorological phenomenon. A specific rainstorm is weather, but if an area gets a lot of rain in the course of a year, that is their climate.
Which type of scientist might make predictions about the path of hurricane?
A meteorologist.
What type of tropical storm with winds 119km per hour or more?
Such a storm is called a hurricane.
What type of front is a hurricane?
A hurricane is not a front nor is it associated with fronts.
What is the most powerful type of weather?
its hurricane
What is a ghost hurricane?
A Ghost hurricane is a type of hurricane is one of the Strangest and least understood weather phenomea . (Cousin of earthlights) . Have blessed Day ! <3
Weather conditions may be relatively calm in the center of which type of storm?
hurricane
What is the type of severe weather?
a blizzard, hurricane, tornado, microburst, hail etc
What type of bad weather Mexico have?
Hurricane season: May 15th - November 30th.
Where is Hurricane Irene going to hit?
Check weather.com or the National Weather Service for information. If you type in your zipcode or town it will have weather information for your area.
What type of extreme weather results from air moving across warm ocean water?
Hurricane
What type of weather does warm and cold air pressure bring?
It can create a lot of deadly weather. If it is over land, it can create tornadoes. If it is over the ocean, it can create hurricanes or typhoons.
What type of front is there in a hurricane?
In a hurricane, there is no type of weather front whatsoever. For example, a couple of years back, a storm formed in the Atlantic Ocean, and had similar structure to a regular hurricane, it even had strong ebough winds for it to be called a hurricane! However, there was a warm front associated with it, so it could not become a named storm.
What is the strongest type of weather?
The strongest type of extreme weather in terms of overall energy output would probably be a tropical cyclone (hurricane, typhoon, etc.). In terms of the violence of the event a tornado is the strongest.
What is the tropical storm that is very much like a hurricane called?
Just a tropical storm. Tropical storm and hurricane are just different intensity levels of the same type of weather system.
What is the strongest type of extreme weather?
The strongest type of extreme weather in terms of overall energy output would probably be a tropical cyclone (hurricane, typhoon, etc.). In terms of the violence of the event a tornado is the strongest.
