Hurricanes & Tropical Cyclones

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Contents

Neighborhoods

• What's in a name?
• What is a tropical cyclone?
• Where are the tropics?
• What do you call a tropical cyclone?
• Origin of the word hurricane

Seasons

• Hurricane season
• How many storms?
• Typhoon and cyclone seasons
• Which area has the most tropical cyclones?

Life Cycles

• The life and times of hurricanes
• Birth
• Growth into a monster
• Evil eye
• Which way to turn?
• A hurricane's demise

Categories

• Strengths of winds and hurricane categories
• How can you tell the wind strength?
• How can you tell how much damage a hurricane will do?

Journeys

• Tropical cyclone journeys
• Belts of winds
• Highs and lows
• Paths of destruction

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