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Hurricanes and Tropical Storms

             Weather affects each and every one of us everyday. Weather in Pennsylvania for instance, is not that incredibly drastic. From that I mean harsh storms like a natural disaster is not prevalent to happen. But what about those living closer to equator in tropical regions. Weather seems to be a little more important when there is a hurricane watch. As technology has advanced we are able to learn how these huge phenomena's form and what can be done to track them and inform the public of their safety conditions. Before we can now when one is coming we must know how they come about.
             Hurricanes basically consist of extremely strong winds and a huge concentration of precipitation, which can be up to 1000 km. in radius. The strong winds of a hurricane surround a nucleus called the eye. In the eye there are low pressures and humidity, and calm winds. Outside of the eye consists of cumulus clouds, moving in a circular motion called centripetal force around the eye. This movement in correlation with stored water vapor turning to heat causes updrafts, which creates intense precipitation. The main source of the storms is that energy is drawn form the warm .
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             sea water in tropical areas. These storms can be so quick to explode that it is absolutely necessary to be able to predict and follow where they will roam next for everyone's safety.
             The way we track these storms is through the Saffir-Simpson Scale. This scale measures five categories stemming from a mild thunderstorm being a category 1 to and all out complete disaster being category 5. The scale measures air pressure and wind and can estimate the damage that the storm will cast. When maximum winds reach 35 kt and pressures rise above 1000mb the tropical storm receives a name and is considered a danger. There have only been two category 5 hurricanes on record in the U.S., the 1935 Labor Day Storm and Camille in 1969.


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