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Title page: Hurricanes have strong winds that cause high and dangerous seas.
Hurricane Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Born in the Tropics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Tropical Storms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Editor: Robert Stengard-Olliges
Coriolis Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Cover and page design by Nicola Stratford
Hurricane Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Armentrout, David, 1962Hurricanes / David and Patricia Armentrout. p. cm. -- (Earth's power) Includes index. ISBN 1-60044-232-3 (hardcover) ISBN 978-1-60044-341-1 (paperback) 1. Hurricanes--Juvenile literature. I. Armentrout, Patricia, 1960- II. Title. III. Series: Armentrout, David, 1962- Earth's power.
Hurricane Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Living in Danger Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Hurricane Katrina 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Hurricane Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Further Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
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HURRICANE SEASON For many people, the summer season is a time to celebrate. The air is warm, the days are long, and it is the perfect time to play in the ocean waves. But summer can cause some people to become uneasy, especially those living along the The term hurricane is specific to storms that form in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Northeast Pacific Ocean and the Southeast Pacific Ocean. Tropical cyclone is the term used for storms in the Indian Ocean, while typhoon describes storms in the Northwest Pacific Ocean.
coast. Why? Summer is hurricane season. A hurricane is a huge, tropical cyclone. Cyclone is a term meteorologists use to describe a rotating windstorm.
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HURRICANE SEASON For many people, the summer season is a time to celebrate. The air is warm, the days are long, and it is the perfect time to play in the ocean waves. But summer can cause some people to become uneasy, especially those living along the The term hurricane is specific to storms that form in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Northeast Pacific Ocean and the Southeast Pacific Ocean. Tropical cyclone is the term used for storms in the Indian Ocean, while typhoon describes storms in the Northwest Pacific Ocean.
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