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USING THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD EXPLAIN THE CYCLE OF A HURRICANE, HOW IT FORMS AND HOW IT BREAKS UP.

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In meteorology, a tropical cyclone (or hurricane) is a type of low pressure system which generally forms in the tropics. While they can be highly destructive, tropical cyclones are an important part of the atmospheric circulation system, which moves heat from the equatorial region toward the higher latitudes.

The beginning of life for any hurricane is a pre-existing tropical disturbance-an area of low atmospheric pressure in the air over the tropical, for example: Atlantic Ocean near Carribean islands, such as Bermuda and the Bahamas.

A hurricane starts with a tropical disturbance. The warmth and moisture of the ocean during late summer and early fall months (when ocean waters reach their highest temperatures) energizes the pre-storm conditions and leads to thunderstorms.

If thunderstorms persist and winds pick up to 40 miles per hour, the tropical disturbance officially becomes a tropical storm. Tropical storms that continue to intensify ...

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