Hurricanes In Brief
Hurricanes and typhoons are large and sometimes intensely violent storm systems. In meteorological terms, they are tropical cyclones that have maximum sustained winds of at least 120 km/h (75 mph). Atlantic and eastern Pacific storms are called hurricanes, from the West Indian huracan ("big wind"), whereas western Pacific storms are called typhoons, from the Chinese taifun, "great wind."
The primary energy source for a tropical cyclone is the latent heat released when water vapor condenses. Only extremely moist air can supply the energy necessary to spawn and maintain tropical storms, and only very warm air contains enough moisture. Tropical cyclones, therefore, form only over oceans with water temperatures of at least 27 degrees C (80 degrees F). After they have formed, such storms tend to intensify when passing over warmer water and weaken over colder water.
The rate of condensation heating that results from the intense rainfall associated with tropical cyclones is about 10......
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