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Hurricanes Introduction: A hurricane is a server tropical storm that forms in the southern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Mexico or in the eastern Pacific Ocean. They have different names. They are called hurricane (in Atlantic ocean), typhoons (in Indian ocean) and cyclone (in pacific ocean). Hurricanes gather heat and energy through contact with warm ocean waters. Evaporation from the seawater increases their power. Hurricanes are the most devastating things on the planet. They look like large expanse of cloud and its up to 1000 kms wide. It is up to 12000 meters high. Hurricanes rotate in an anti-clockwise direction around an "eye." It's like a funnel. The hot air rises up through the 'eye' making low pressure. They contain lots of thunderstorms. Hurricanes are major hazard which can causes considerable loss of life and damage properties and the economy of a country. It's the most powerful natural hazards on the world....

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