Hurricanes
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The whirling tropical cyclones that on occasion have wind speeds
reaching 320 kilometers per hour are known as - the most
powerful storms on earth. Out at sea they can generate 15-meter waves
capable of inflicting destruction hundreds of kilometers from their source.
Should a hurricane smash into ....
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.... warm sector of the North Atlantic.
Although hurricanes are most noted for their destruction, some
parts of the world, especially eastern Asia, rely on them for much of their
precipitation.
Although numerous tropical storms develop each year, only a few
reach hurricane status, which by international agreement requires wind
speeds in excess of 119 kilometers per hour and a rotary circulation.
Hurricanes average 600 kilometers in diameter, and often extend 12,000
meters above the ocean surface ....
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