Lesson 19

Hurricanes

• Destructive storms characterized by strong winds and rainfall
• Tropical Depressions---> tropical storms---> hurricanes

5 categories determined by strength for hurricanes are from 1-5 --> least-most intense

Tropical storms - a lot of warm water evaporates

• Moves over warm water and evaporation increases

Water vapor density is related to temperature

As temperature increases, so does the water vapor density.

This means that colder temperatures have a lower maximum density where the density is 100%

 

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