Explainer: Hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons
Here’s how the storms form and why they are so dangerous
Lillian Steenblik Hwang
Aug 28, 2017 — 6:55 am EST
Mike Trenchard/Earth Sciences & Image Analysis Laboratory/Johnson Space Center/NASA
Whatever you call them, these storms need several starting ingredients. First, there must be some sort of atmospheric disturbance or event. Typically, that will be a thunderstorm. Second, that disturbance has to occur over ocean water that is at least 26° Celsius (80° Fahrenheit). The air also needs to contain plenty of moisture, notes Kam-Biu Liu. He studies hurricanes at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
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