Feb 04 2010
Hurricane Season
Hurricanes are addressed by various names depending on their locations of occurrence, like storms that begin in the Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico are called hurricanes. Those that occur in the Northwest Pacific Ocean are called typhoons and the ones in the Indian Ocean are called tropical cyclones. May 15 to November 30 is the time when a large number of hurricanes occur or when the hurricane season initiates. Read on to know about typhoon vs hurricane vs cyclone.
When is the Hurricane Season?
The hurricane season differs from the Atlantic to the East Pacific Basin. In the Atlantic Ocean, the hurricane season is from June 1 to November 30 and in the East Pacific Basin it is from May 15 to November 30. In the Gulf of Mexico, hurricanes occur from June to November and in the Caribbean the season is at a peak time in early September and also during summer and autumn.
Usually, May to December is the time when hurricanes strike out of season causing a great loss of property and life, but August to October is considered as the peak time when such tropical cyclones occur. Mostly, when people get storm warnings they are prepared to face the consequences and evacuate their homes but nature knows no rules, these hurricanes strike out of season and without warning.
97 to 98% of tropical cyclones in the Atlantic occur in normal hurricane season that is from June 1 to November 30. The Northeast Pacific season starts on May 14 and gets over on November 30 or sometimes in December. The Northwest Pacific season of typhoons goes all year long and has no specific time period. Also read about where do hurricanes occur.
Most of the hurricane damage is done by three processes that are happening inside the hurricane viz. a storm surge, which accounts to 80% of destruction. It is the spiral dome of the hurricane, produced by the low pressure center of a cyclone. It is about 19 feet high and causes a massive damage. The next is the wind that has a speed of 73 mph or 118 km/hr and they cause the spacing out of the cyclone, destroying trees, buildings, etc. Freshwater flooding can also cause a lot of loss as this is the water collected by the storm from water bodies like rivers and streams on its way, thus resulting in floods.
Names of Hurricanes in 2009
Some of the most disastrous hurricanes recorded in the year 2009 were Danny, Henri, Grace, Kate, Larry, Erika, Anna and Bill. These occurred in the hurricane season and still caused a lot of destruction. These are the hurricanes that caused damage to Florida, Mexico, the Atlantic coast, Pacific coast and the Gulf coast.
In 2005, New Orleans suffered a major loss of life and property because of the hurricane Katrina and is still experiencing its after effects. There are warnings given before a hurricane, so that one can make arrangements, but you have to be always prepared for such a natural disaster as nature hits without warning.
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