F&Q on Hurricanes
Q1. What is Hurricane?
Ans: It is a type of Tropical Cyclone that is characterized by a low-pressure centre and a closed atmospheric circulation at low elevations. It also has an arrangement of thunderstorms which is a spiral that produces heavy rain.
Q2. Where does a Hurricane Occur?
Ans: A hurricane occurs in the northeast of the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the northwest of the Pacific Ocean or in the Indian Ocean.
Q3. What are the other names of hurricanes?
Ans: In the Philippines and western North Pacific, it is known as “typhoons”, whereas in the South Pacific Ocean and in India, it is known as “cyclones”.
Q4. What are the parts of a Hurricane?
Ans: There are three parts of a Hurricane; the eye, eyewall, and rain band.
Q5. How are Hurricanes named?
Ans: Every year, tropical storms are named in alphabetical order. This name is given and maintained by the World Meteorological Organization since 1953. The names come from a list for that year. There are six lists of names that have been reused every six years.
What is Hurricane?
Among tropical cyclones, a hurricane is one of them. A tropical cyclone is a weather system that rotates rapidly. It is characterized by a low-pressure centre and a closed atmospheric circulation at low elevations. It also has an arrangement of thunderstorms which is a spiral that produces heavy rain. A hurricane occurs in the northeast of the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the northwest of the Pacific Ocean, or in the Indian Ocean. The biggest and most destructive storms on Earth are hurricanes.
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