How Do Hurricanes Form?

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How Do Hurricanes Form?

Are you curious about how hurricanes form? If so, you're in the right place. Here you'll find links to the National Hurricane Center, information about hurricanes on the Fema website, facts about hurricane formation, great hurricane related books, and even a video of hurricane Katrina from satellite.

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Emergency Preparedness and Response

Learn how to prepare before the storm

CDC - Disasters - Hurricanes:Prepare Before the Storm
Emergency Preparedness and Response

Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes (Hardcover)

Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes

Amazon Price: $33.41 (as of 02/17/2012)Buy Now

Named for the evil Caribbean deity Huracan, hurricanes are presented in verse, art, history, and science in this well-designed album by MIT professor Emanuel. His discussions encompass hurricane formation and dissolution, the uncertainty in predicting a storm's behavior, digressions into historical catastrophes, and the risk inherent in building along tropical coastlines. With exceptionally clear prose, Emanuel explains the atmospheric forces that restrict hurricanes to tropical latitudes and upends popular misconceptions about their frequency, noting that "the problem for research scientists is not why hurricanes develop, but why they hardly happen." Noting the genesis of many Atlantic hurricanes in easterly waves flowing off the Sahara Desert, Emanuel delves into the array of physical factors that impinge on the strength and direction of a tempest, points reinforced by a wealth of diagrams, satellite imagery, and a majestic photo-essay about flying into a hurricane. The science is reinforced by evocative artwork of storm-tossed ships and ravaged landscapes. A gripping popular treatment of peril, that will have great resonance in light of recent disasters.

Interesting Hurricane Links

You'll enjoy these

National Weather Center
Complete information on Hurricanes and Tropical Storms, including all advisories , watches and warnings.
Fema
Describes what to do before, during, and after a hurricane.
Fema Hurricane Info For Kids
Lists information, names, quizzes, and activities about hurricanes for kids

Hurricane Books

Great reads here

Learn even more about hurricanes
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Hurricane KATRINA from satellite

Incredible!

View hurricane Katrine from satellite
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Hurricane Katrina Items on Ebay

Always worth a look

You never know what you might find!
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Have You Lived Through a Hurricane?

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    Wednesday_Elf Oct 22, 2011 @ 11:30 am | delete
    I was on the edge of a Hurricane in southern Florida (west coast) in 1964. Had to go to a shelter. Then Hurricane Floyd caused us to have a mandatory evacuation from Tybee Island, Georgia (outside Savannah) in 1999. Many people complained about the mandatory evacuation afterwards because Floyd never made land in our area, but after listening to a talk from the CEMA (our local Emergency Management Agency) about what 'could have happened' and the results of the aftermath, I would never refuse to listen to the orders of a 'Mandatory Evacuation'. Stuff can be replaced; people can't!

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