A hurricane is an area of low barometric pressure. This tends to pull air inward.
easterly trade winds
A hurricane causes the most damage overall.
air pressure!
Hurricane Charley peaked as a strong category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 150 mph.
The right side of a hurricane typically causes more damage than the left side. This is due to the direction of the storm's movement and the rotation of the winds, which combine to create stronger winds and storm surge on the right side.
Like many hurricanes, Hurricane Andrew was carried west by the trade winds, which blow toward the west. The trade winds are the main winds of the tropics.
easterly trade winds
The winds are called Westerlies.
The winds are called Westerlies.
Air in the atmosphere tends to move toward low-pressure regions, which would increase the winds surrounding a hurricane. Air in the atmosphere moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure. Air rushing toward a hurricane causes the hurricane to grow in size and strength.
High winds do cause more damage
Hurricane or a typhoon, when it grows bigger... It depends which side of Earth you are...
When the eye of a hurricane reaches 43 degrees north latitude, it will likely be pushed eastward by the westerly winds in the mid-latitudes. This is because the prevailing winds at that latitude generally flow from west to east, steering the hurricane away from the coast.
The worst winds in a hurricane is inside the eye of the hurricane.
Polar Easterlies
There is low air pressure in the eye of a hurricane. This low pressure causes the surrounding air to spiral inwards towards the center of the storm, producing the strong winds characteristic of a hurricane.
high winds