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Causes and Effects of a Florida hurricane 1250 w
What is a hurricane? ... Before a storm can be a called a hurricane, it goes into two stages. ... As stated in World Book, for a storm to be named a hurricane it must reach 74 mph. A hurricane is a very strong storm that swirls in a warm ocean. ... If the storm originated in the Atlantic Ocean it is called a hurricane, but if it was originated in the Pacific Ocean it is called a typhoon. ... In the Saffir-Simpson scale it states that a level one hurricane has winds of 74-95 mph ,level two hurricane has winds of 96-110 mph, level three hurricane has winds of 111-130 mph, level four hurricane has winds of 131-155mph, and Level five hurricane has winds of 156- ** mph(“Hurricanes” World Book).These are the number of hurricanes that have occurred in Florida in 10 year periods: 1891-1900;9 hurricanes; 1901-1910; 5 hurricanes; 1911-1920; 6 hurricanes; 1921-1930; 9 hurricanes; 1931-1940; 6 hurricanes; 1941-1950; 13 hurricanes; 1951-1960; 3 hurricanes; 1961-1970; 7 hurricanes; 1971-1980; 3 hurricanes; 1981-1990; 3 hurricanes; 1991-2000; 11 hurricanes (Duedall 87).
When a hurricane strikes, it causes extensive damage to houses, business, and many other types of damages like: wind damage, and damage from tornados that are created by the hurricane. ... A hurricane can easily blow the roof of houses and destroy anything on its way. An example is hurricane Andrew that for nearly four hours created a state of hell in Miami.
Approximate Word count = 1246
Approximate Pages = 5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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