HURRICANES

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I. Introduction: Hurricane History (main ideas)
By definition, a Hurricane is a violent, tropical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or in excess of 72 miles per hour (32 m/sec) (www.dictionary.com). This tropical storm only forms over warn oceans near the equator. First warm, moist air at the temperature of at least 80 degrees Fahrenheit close to the ocean water rises up into the atmosphere. Then the air swirls in the atmosphere combining with the warm water, creating clouds. As wind in the atmosphere spins the clouds it becomes a cyclone that reaches to the ground, becoming a hurricane. When this cyclone touches ground wind patterns and ocean currents will carry the hurricane in the direction they are moving. Hurricanes are measured on a scale called the Saffir Simpson Scale. This scale measures hurricanes by their wind speeds. A category one hurricane has wind speeds of 74-95 mph, and will travel at a rate of 119-153 km/hr. A category two hurricane has wind speeds of 96-110 mph, and travels at a rate of 154-177nkm/hr. In addition, a category three hurricane has wind speeds of 111-129 mph, and will travel 178-208 km/hr. Next, and category four storm has 130-156 mph wind speeds, and travels 209-251 km/hr. Lastly a category five storm has wind speeds of 157 mph or higher, and travels 252 km/hr or higher. All of the hurricanes over category two are considered a “major” storm.
Over the years there have been hundreds of hurricanes, but some specific ones really stood out. The deadliest hurricane in history is Great Galveston. This hurricane traveled from South America up into Florida in 1900 and was a category 4 storm, killing over 8,000 people and containing wind speeds of 120 m...

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...until they found a new home to live in. New Jersey beaches had received lots of damage, but with a lot of hard work most of the beaches were reopened by May, but some needed more attention and were opened by the upcoming summer.
V. Conclusion
In conclusion hurricanes are a violent, tropical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic (www.dictionary.com). Hurricanes are caused by water first evaporating into the atmosphere. Also some aspects caused by humans can help to create these hurricanes; such as Power Plants, Car Exhaust, Mining and Deforestation. Finally, Hurricane Sandy struck the east coast on October 29th, 2012 causing a lot of damage. New Jersey beaches had to be recovered, two hundred nineteen lives were lost, and thousand were left without homes. Hurricanes cannot be stopped from forming, but maybe by polluting less, they will accrue less.

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