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Q: How does a hurricane arise?

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Last update 2024.07.24

Arab Weather - Hurricanes are considered among the most violent storms on Earth, and NASA explains that a hurricane depends on only two main components, which are heat and water.

Hurricanes originate over warm waters at the equator, where the air above the ocean surface absorbs heat and moisture, leading to the formation of air vortexes as a result of hot air rising from an area of low pressure to an area of high pressure.

When this "hot air" rises high enough into the atmosphere, it cools and condenses to form clouds, creating a vortex of air and the growing clouds that turn into a thunderstorm.

Therefore, the basic requirement for reducing hurricanes is to control the increase in ocean water temperature, which is considered the main cause of increased hurricane activity, especially in the Atlantic Ocean.

How does a hurricane arise?