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Hurricanes are fueled by the moisture that evaporates from warm ocean water. Cold water and especially land cannot provide that much moisture.

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What happens to a hurricane if it goes over cold water?

If a hurricane moves over cold water, it typically weakens or dissipates because hurricanes thrive on warm ocean water to maintain their strength and intensity. Cold water disrupts the heat and moisture supply that fuels the storm, causing it to lose its power.


Where do hurricanes not form?

Hurricanes do not form near the equator because the Coriolis effect is weak at the equator, which is necessary for the rotation that drives the formation of hurricanes. Additionally, they do not form over cold ocean waters, as the warm water provides the energy needed for the storms to develop.


Why can't hurricanes form over cold water?

Hurricanes require warm ocean water, at least 26.5 degrees Celsius (80 degrees Fahrenheit), to generate and maintain the intense thunderstorms that fuel their development. When hurricanes move over colder water, they lose their main energy source and weaken.


Do hurricanes occur in the Antarctic?

Hurricanes do not typically occur in the Antarctic region. Hurricanes are more common in tropical and subtropical regions where warm ocean waters fuel their development. The unique climate and geography of Antarctica do not provide the necessary conditions for hurricanes to form.


Has a hurricane occurred on the west coast if not why?

No actual hurricanes have hit the U.S. west coast, though hurricane remnants have. This is because of cold ocean currents in the region. Hurricanes require warm water to maintain their strength and will degenerate over cold water.

Related Questions

Why are hurricanes not formed near Canada?

Hurricanes need warm ocean water to form. The waters near Canada are to cold for hurricanes to form.


Can cold hurricanes form?

There are cold weather storms similar to hurricanes that can pack hurricane fore winds. But such storms are not considered hurricanes as by definition a hurricane is a tropical system.


What happens to a hurricane if it goes over cold water?

If a hurricane moves over cold water, it typically weakens or dissipates because hurricanes thrive on warm ocean water to maintain their strength and intensity. Cold water disrupts the heat and moisture supply that fuels the storm, causing it to lose its power.


Where do hurricanes not form?

Hurricanes do not form near the equator because the Coriolis effect is weak at the equator, which is necessary for the rotation that drives the formation of hurricanes. Additionally, they do not form over cold ocean waters, as the warm water provides the energy needed for the storms to develop.


Why don't hurricanes form over th north Atlantic oecan?

Hurricanes need warm ocean water to form. Up north the water is too cold.


Why do more hurricanes occur over tropical oceans than cold oceans?

because the tropical waters are warm and they provide ALOT of energy for hurricanes, cold water won't help at all


Why can't hurricanes happen winter?

Basically because the water is to cold to form a hurricane


Why doesn't Juneau Alaska have hurricanes?

Hurricanes are tropical cyclones, meaning they can only form over warm ocean water. If they leave warm water they lose the characteristics that make them hurricanes. The waters off the coast of Alaska are far too cold to support hurricanes.


How come hurricanes are weaker in warm water?

This isn't true. Hurricanes generally get stronger over warm water. Hurricanes are fueled by the moisture that evaporates from this warm water.The weaken over cold water and over land because they don't have that supply of moisture.


Why can't hurricanes form over cold water?

Hurricanes require warm ocean water, at least 26.5 degrees Celsius (80 degrees Fahrenheit), to generate and maintain the intense thunderstorms that fuel their development. When hurricanes move over colder water, they lose their main energy source and weaken.


Where can hurricanes never form?

A hurricane can never form over land or over cold water.


What happens when warm water from the gulf stream meets cold water from the north?

When warm waters of the gulf stream meet cold winds from the North hurricanes occur.