Hurricanes

A hurricane can be up to 600 miles in diameter and can reach eight miles into the air. Warm water is an engine to hurricanes. It gives hurricanes a greater impact to hit other places. (For Example: A hurricane will have a greater impact on Florida than on Antarctica.)

Hurricanes need tropical oceans, moisture and light winds above them if the right condition last long enough. A hurricane produce violent winds, incredible waves, rains and floods.

Since 1943 US military aircraft have been flying into hurricanes to measures winds velocities and directions, the location and size of the eye. Destructive hurricanes in recent U.S history include the category 4 storms Huge (1989)