Watching a hurricane can be both captivating and terrifying. These weather systems, as large as 1,000 miles in diameter, present three threats: winds destructive enough to tear apart buildings ...

Disturbances called tropical waves help form many tropical storms and hurricanes, but the atmosphere has other ways to kick ...

OR DO WE HAVE MORE SYSTEMS THAT FORM IN THE WEST, WESTERN PART OF THE BAS Hurricane season has officially begun in Louisiana, and many people will have their eyes peeled on the tropics to watch ...

Few things beat a hurricane when it comes to showcasing nature’s fury. A hurricane’s gales alone can churn out about half as much energy as the global electrical generating capacity — not to ...

Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Hurricanes form over the ocean and typically start as a tropical wave. The weather system moves across the tropics.

they’re called hurricanes. These storms develop over the ocean and get their strength from latent heat. This heat is released when air warmed by the ocean water rises and condenses to form tall ...

CHICAGO -- Conditions have to be just right for a hurricane to form. There are many factors involved in the formation. A hurricane can only form over water and water that is warm. First ...

The strongest hurricanes can exceed wind speeds of 157 miles per hour. They bring torrential rain and can cause flash floods and deadly storm surges. Here's how they form. Hurricanes form in ...

Here are some basic facts to know about hurricanes. Hurricanes form over the ocean and typically start as a tropical wave. The weather system moves across the tropics. Warm ocean air will rise ...

Without them it will die. That's why hurricanes always form over the ocean, and only when water temperatures are at their warmest -- May through November. Hurricanes begin as unorganized areas of ...