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A hurricane is a type of tropical cyclone that forms over warm ocean waters, primarily in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. Recent Hurricane Melissa was a Category 3 storm that caused significant damage in Puerto Rico and the Bahamas. Safety measures include early warning systems, evacuation plans, and stronger building codes in coastal areas.

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Hurricane

A hurricane is a type of tropical cyclone that forms over warm ocean waters, primarily in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. Recent Hurricane Melissa was a Category 3 storm that caused significant damage in Puerto Rico and the Bahamas. Safety measures include early warning systems, evacuation plans, and stronger building codes in coastal areas.

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HURRICANE
HURRICANE YOUTH SCIENCE FORUM

TROPICAL CYCLONE DISTRIBUTION what are they ?


A hurricane is a type of storm
called a tropical cyclone, which
forms over tropical or subtropical
waters.

Recent Hurricane
Hurricane Melissa was a
Hurricanes occur most often in Category 3 Atlantic hurricane
tropical regions over warm ocean that first formed near the
eastern Caribbean Sea, As it
waters, specifically in the Pacific,
tracked northwestward, Melissa
Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. The brought violent winds, intense
Pacific Ocean is the most active area, rainfall, and rough seas to
while the Atlantic Ocean (North and Puerto Rico and the Bahamas,
East Pacific) sees many storms that causing coastal flooding and
damage to homes near the
are officially called "hurricanes". shoreline.

HOW DOES A GOVERNMENT &


GOVERNMENT & SAFETY
SAFETY
HURRICANE OCCUR?
Warm ocean water (≥
MEASURES ::
MEASURES
Early warning systems (weather satellites, radar).
26.5°C) heats the air
Evacuation plans and public alerts.
above it.
Stronger building codes in coastal areas.
Emergency shelters and post-storm aid.
Moist air rises → forms
low pressure.
DEATH RATES AND DAMAGE
Earth's rotation
causes the storm to
spin.

When wind speed


reaches ≥ 119 km/h,
it's a hurricane.

Poster by: YSF Visual Communication Data sources: WMO,


NOAA, EM-DAT
Unit

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