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Bookmark or Share- Hurricane season 2024: How long it lasts and what to expectThe first tropical storm of 2024, Alberto, hit on June 19.As of Sept. 26, eight other named storms have formed in the Atlantic. Five of the season's storms have been hurricanes.
- 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 Do Hurricanes Spawn Tornadoes? - Live ScienceHurricanes are much, much larger than tornadoes (Irma's innards stretch some 400 miles, or TK kilometers, across), but tornadoes can generate much faster winds than hurricanes.
- 50 Amazing Hurricane Facts - Live ScienceHurricanes can form before and after the official, human-imposed start and end dates of the hurricane season. The earliest known hurricane to form in the Atlantic basin was an unnamed one that ...
- Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones: Earth's tropical windstormsHurricanes and typhoons — or more broadly, tropical cyclones — begin as clusters of thunderstorms over tropical ocean waters, taking anywhere from several hours to days to become organized.
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