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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.

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Why does hurricanes form over oceans?

Warm ocean water releases large amounts of moisture into the atmosphere. It is this moisture that fuels a hurricane. Air this moist is not found over land.


Where can hurricanes never form?

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


Do tornadoes normally form in tropical oceans?

No, tornadoes typically form over land in association with thunderstorms. Waterspouts, which are tornadoes that form over water, can occur in tropical oceans under specific conditions, but they are generally much weaker than tornadoes that form over land.


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.


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.


Is hurricane happen on land?

No hurricanes form over the ocean. They weaken rapidly if they hit land.


A powerful storm that forms over tropical oceans is called a?

hurricane


When a hurricane is most likely to form?

Hurricanes usually occur in early fall and late summer over tropical oceans.


What storm forms in midwestern U.S. tornado or hurricane?

Tornadoes form in the Midwest. Hurricanes can't form over land.


Why do hurricnes form over land?

Hurricanes do not form over land; they require warm ocean waters as a primary energy source. Once a hurricane moves over land, it typically weakens due to the loss of this energy source and the increased friction from land.


Do tornadoes only form over land?

No, they can form over water. At that point it is called a tornadic waterspout.


Did hurricane Danny form over the Atlantic Ocean between Africa and South Africa?

South Africa is a country on the continent of Africa, which is one big chunk of land in the middle of the world map (except for the islands of Madagascar, Mauritius and Reunion). Therefore, Hurricane Danny could not possibly have formed between Africa and South Africa. Africa is surrounded by two oceans, the Atlantic and Indian Oceans.