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HURRICANE, n. An atmospheric demonstration once very common but now generally abandoned for the tornado and cyclone. The hurricane is still in popular use in the West Indies and is preferred by certain old- fashioned sea-captains.
Hurricane Irene ... the storm was huge news. In fact, the Weather Channel reported something they haven't seen in years. Viewers.
We've had a history of hurricanes, but none of them of the magnitude that we're seeing Irma turn out to be.
The only two good words that can be said for a hurricane are that it gives sufficient warning of its approach, and that it blows from one point of the compass at a time.
The Bay of Bengal is hit frequently by cyclones. The months of November and May, in particular, are dangerous in this regard.
Hurricane season routinely strikes the Caribbean harder than the U.S.
Through meteorology, we know essentially how hurricanes form, even though we can't say where the next storm will arise.
The eye of the hurricane forms as air rotates up and out of the hurricane and some of the air that's being spun out of the top of the storm sinks back into the center. This keeps the eye of the storm relatively calm and clear.
The head of the hurricane research division, Hugh Willoughby, told me that hurricanologists can predict the behavior of storms if those storms behave predictably.
Immediately surrounding the tranquil eye is the most violent part of the hurricane: the eye wall. The most intense wind speeds at the surface are found there.
I grew up in the Philippines, and I don’t think there is a problem with the typhoon. It’s normal for us.
The slightest stirring in the air can set a hurricane in motion a thousand miles off. (Acheron)
