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A hurricane's winds will start to decrease as soon as it hits land. If it hits high terrain it will weaken faster as the increase in elevation forces more of the moisture to fall as precipitation. This creates in increased risk of flooding.

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How do hurricanes affect people economically?

Hurricanes can have a significant economic impact on people by causing damage to infrastructure, destroying homes and businesses, and disrupting industries such as tourism and agriculture. This can lead to financial losses, increased unemployment, and higher costs of rebuilding and recovery efforts. Additionally, the long-term effects of hurricanes can also lead to a decrease in property values and a decrease in tax revenue for local governments.


Why do hurricanes rarely from in higher latitudes?

Hurricanes form in warm tropical waters and the conditions aren't right in higher northern latitudes because the temperature of the water is cold.


Why do hurricanes not form in higher altitudes?

Hurricanes do not form in higher altitudes primarily because they require warm ocean water to generate the heat and moisture necessary for their development. The atmosphere at higher altitudes is typically cooler and lacks the necessary humidity. Additionally, the Coriolis effect, which is crucial for the rotation of hurricanes, is less effective near the poles and at higher elevations. As a result, hurricanes are generally confined to low-lying tropical and subtropical regions.


Which has higher wind speed hurricanes or tornadoes?

There is actually a good deal of overlap. The winds of most hurricanes and tornadoes and hurricanes fall into the same range. However, the strongest tornadoes have faster winds than the strongest hurricanes.


A catalyzed reaction will have a activation energy and this leads to a in the reaction rate. A) lower decrease B) lower increase C) higher decrease D) higher increase?

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How do hurricanes affect people economically?

Hurricanes can have a significant economic impact on people by causing damage to infrastructure, destroying homes and businesses, and disrupting industries such as tourism and agriculture. This can lead to financial losses, increased unemployment, and higher costs of rebuilding and recovery efforts. Additionally, the long-term effects of hurricanes can also lead to a decrease in property values and a decrease in tax revenue for local governments.


Hurricanes have a windspeed of blank or higher?

If the wind speed is less than 75 mph it is not a hurricane at all and the most severe hurricanes are more than 150 mph Hurricanes have a Wind speed of 75 or Higher


Why do hurricanes rarely from in higher latitudes?

Hurricanes form in warm tropical waters and the conditions aren't right in higher northern latitudes because the temperature of the water is cold.


How do hurricanes effect the atmosphere?

Hurricanes help maintain thermodynamic balance in the atmosphere. Along with other phenomena hurricanes help bring heat out of the tropics and into the higher latitudes.


Does sound tend to bend upward or downward when it travels faster near the ground than higher up?

Sound tends to bend upward when it travels faster near the ground than higher up. This phenomenon, known as positive refraction, occurs when sound waves are refracted upward due to a decrease in temperature near the ground.


Why people feel breathless as they climb higher and higher on a mountain?

As people climb higher and higher on a mountain, the air becomes thinner, which means there is less oxygen available for the body to use. This leads to a decrease in oxygen reaching the tissues and cells, causing a person to feel breathless as the body works harder to compensate for the lower oxygen levels.


Can hurricanes get higher than 390feet in elevation?

yes a hurricane can get higher than 390 feet.


Which has higher wind speed hurricanes or tornadoes?

There is actually a good deal of overlap. The winds of most hurricanes and tornadoes and hurricanes fall into the same range. However, the strongest tornadoes have faster winds than the strongest hurricanes.


What are you going to do when there is an hurricane?

You need to be inside a sturdy shelter away from windows. Most deaths in hurricanes are caused by flooding, so if you are in a low-lying area you should leave for higher ground. Do not go underground.


When was Higher Ground released?

Higher Ground was released on 08/23/2011.


What was the Production Budget for Higher Ground?

The Production Budget for Higher Ground was $1,800,000.


Why does it become cold as you go to a greater height from sea level?

Sunlight does not heat air very much because air is transparent, so the sunlight reaches the ground and heats the ground. The warmth of the ground can then heat the air, but the air closest to the ground gets heated first. At higher elevation, the air is farther from the ground and receives less heat. Hence it gets cold.