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Bookmark or Share- Hurricanes - Florida Climate CenterThe threat of hurricanes is very real for Florida during the six-month long Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 until November 30. The peak of hurricane season occurs between mid-August and late October, when the waters in the equatorial Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico have warmed enough to help support the development of tropical waves.
- Name That Hurricane: Famous Examples of the 5 Hurricane CategoriesBased on those, the 1900 storm, like many powerful Atlantic hurricanes, is believed to have begun as a Cape Verde-type hurricanea tropical wave moving off the western coast of Africa. Landfall: ...
- Why don't hurricanes form at the equator? - Live ScienceHistorical maps of the locations of tropical cyclones (also known as typhoons and hurricanes, depending on the location) would reveal that "it is extremely rare for them to form within a few ...
- How strong can hurricanes get? - Live ScienceHurricanes are graded on the Saffir-Simpson scale, which ranges from Category 1 (starting at sustained winds of 74 mph, or 119 km/hour winds) to a Category 5 (starting at sustained winds of 157 ...
- How are hurricanes named? - Live ScienceHurricanes occur in the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, eastern North Pacific Ocean and, occasionally, central North Pacific Ocean, according to NOAA. Tropical cyclones in other ...
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