Hurricanes
Hurricanes are momentary; whirlpool of powerful winds which moves nearby the equatorial belt, these winds move at the speed of at least 119 km per hour. Along with it heavy rains, less wind pressure area and strong thundering with lightning is followed. Hurricanes are large tropical storms with heavy winds. Hurricanes are also called as Swirling Storms. The winds are calm at the axis of rotation; strong winds may extend well into the eye. The “eye” is a roughly circular area of comparatively light winds and fair weather found at the centre of a severe tropical cyclone. Hurricanes are called by different names in other parts of the world. These storms are labelled depending on where they occur. When they happen over the North Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, or the Northeast Pacific Ocean, they are called Hurricanes. Storms that happen over the Northwest Pacific Ocean and west of the International Date Line are called typhoons. Hurricanes near Australia and in the Indian Ocean are called tropical cyclones. Sometimes people of Australia call them Willy-Willies. All round the world every year 100 such storms occur. Out of these storms 15 occur in East Pacific Ocean, 12 in Atlantic Ocean and the remaining in the rest of the parts. Hurricanes have their specific season of their own during which they are caused.
