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Hurricane Season

Earthsense

We’re in the midst of hurricane season, a time when warm ocean water fuels storms allowing them to grow into tropical depressions, and then tropical storms, until finally an area of disturbed weather can become a potentially dangerous hurricane. 

Hurricane force winds start at seventy-four miles per hour, but can intensify up to a category five status at one hundred and fifty-five miles per hour.  While the winds can be deadly, it’s flooding that causes the most loss of life during a hurricane.  Did you know that hurricane names come from the World Meteorological Organization and a particularly costly or deadly storm name is retired, such as Katrina and Rita.  Otherwise, the names alternate between male and female and the cycle of names repeats every six years.