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yes they can and sometimes hurricanes get stronger when they travel on water.

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Can a hurricane travel thro the world?

No. Hurricanes (also called tropical cyclones) form over warm water and dissolve over land.


Can hurricanes and tornadoes are both spinning stormes that start over water?

No. Hurricanes start over water and tornadoes are on land.


How can hurricanes travel long distances?

They travel long distances by receiving their energy from the warm water, and as they travel over warm water, (such as the Gulf of Mexico) they gain speed and strength. They then travel over land with this energy, until it runs out, and the hurricane's power diminishes.


Tornadoes and hurricanes develop over what?

Hurricanes develop over warm ocean water. Tornadoes usually form over land.


Tornados and hurricanes develop over?

Hurricanes develop over warm ocean water while tornadoes usually form over land.


Why will hurricane earl weaken when over land?

Hurricanes are fueled by water.


Does a hurricane originate over water or land?

Hurricanes originate over warm ocean waters, where the combination of warm air and water evaporation creates the conditions necessary for a hurricane to form. Once formed, hurricanes can move over both water and land.


What weakens over land hurricanes or tornadoes?

Hurricanes weaken when they move over land.


How do travel on land?

Hurricanes are atmospheric phenomena. They move over land as they do over the oceans. However when they come over land, their source of energy is cut off so they lose their force.


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.


Where can hurricanes never form?

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


Why do hurricanes form over oceans and why do they die out over land?

Hurricanes form over oceans because they are fueled by the moisture that evaporates from the warm water. They die over land because they are cut off from the fuel source.