Hurricanes Explained How They Form and Move
An accessible guide from the Mini Page with NOAA input explains hurricanes as large storms spanning about 300 miles. It notes wind speeds from 74 to 200 mph, typical lifespans around a week, formation over oceans, and differences from typhoons tornadoes and wind shear.
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Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Earth
NASA
Oceantoday
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Education
Noaa
Seymour Simon
Jack Challoner
Myron Uhlberg
Lucky Diaz and Alisha Gaddis Lead Family Jam Band
Lucky Diaz and Alisha Gaddis form the core of Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band. Their new CD A Potluck showcases Diaz as a California native with formal arts training and Gaddis as an actress, lyricist, percussionist, and children’s author who co writes songs. Both support charities using music to aid children’s health.
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Lucky Diaz
Alisha Gaddis
Lucky
California
Alisha
College of the
Becoming a Monster The mother of storms
The text explains how hurricanes form from groups of thunderstorms organized in rings and bands. It notes that storms form spirals, then intensify from tropical lows to tropical storms with names, and finally to hurricanes at 74 mph. It cites naming began in 1950 and lists Katrina and Andrew as examples of retired names due to deadly impact.
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Andrew
United States
Hurricanes and the wall and eye of storms
A concise primer on how hurricanes form. The wall surrounds the calm eye, with the strongest winds and heaviest rain. The eye is calm and clear, about 30 to 40 miles across, with most U S hurricanes hitting Aug to Oct along the East Coast.
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North America
Pacific Ocean
Gulf Stream
East Coast
Gulf Coast
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