Which would be easier to predict a hurricane or an earthquake?

Answer 1

Hurricanes are large storms that influenced primarily by other large-scale weather patterns and can be followed over the course of days.

Tornadoes are small, short-lived storms that can be difficult to track without spotters in the area. Tornadoes are influenced by small-scale weather patterns that often evade detection. While the time-scale of a hurricane is usually measured in hours an days, the time scale of a tornado is measured in minutes and seconds.

Hurricanes take days to form while a thunderstorm can form and become tornadic in as little as 15 minutes.

Answer 2

Hurricanes are easier to predict. Hurricanes are huge storm systems that take days to develop. So they are easy to track, and there is plenty of time to run models and make predictions.

Tornadoes are tiny compared to hurricanes and form in minutes. Hidden beneath a parent thunderstorm, they cannot be seen by satellites and must be tracked either visually or using Doppler radar.

Answer 3

Hurricanes are large scale storm systems, typically hundreds of miles across, that form over the course of days and change over the course of hours. This makes them relatively easy to identify and track.

Tornadoes, by comparison, are tiny, usually less than a quarter mile wide and can form in minutes or even seconds and usually only last a few minutes. A potentially tornadic storm can develop in as little as fifteen minutes.

These factors make tornado extremely difficult to track or even detect at all.

Answer 4

Overall, it is easier to survive a tornado. Hurricanes usually have higher overall death tolls, but they also affect much larger areas, and more densly populated areas, since most of their impact is along Coastlines. Taking this into account, tornadoes often have a much higher fatality rate. i.e. a greater percentage of the people directly impacted by the storm will die.

Answer 5

Hurricanes are easier to predict. Tsunamis are usually triggered by earthquakes, which we are unable to predict at all. So we have no way of of predicting when a tsunami will start. Once one does start we can predict what areas will be at risk and when it will arrive. The farther away an area is from a tsunami's starting point, the more time people have to prepare. In many cases there will be several hours warning, but areas near where the tsunami starts may only have minutes.

By contrast, hurricanes take days to develop, and the precursors are easily identified by satellite. Hurricanes also move much more slowly than tsunamis, giving people more time to prepare. Advisories may be issued up to 48 hours in advance.

Answer 6

Hurricanes are easier to predict. They are much larger than tornadoes and develop and change over the course of hours and days. Tornadoes develop and change over the course of minutes and seconds.

Answer 7

Hurricanes are generally easier to predict than earthquakes because hurricanes typically develop over several days and can be monitored using advanced meteorological tools. Earthquakes, on the other hand, occur suddenly and without warning, making them much more challenging to predict accurately.

Answer 8

A hurricane. The precursors of hurricanes can be spotted days in advance. Earthquakes cannot be predicted at all with current knowledge and technology.

Answer 9

The path of a hurricane is easier to predict. Hurricane paths can be predicted days in advance. Tornadoes, mere minutes.