Modern Art Cyclone: A tropical cyclone in the northern Western Hemisphere is known as a hurricane; different names are used in other areas of the world. A hurricane has a cyclone's characteristic counterclockwise winds, but is not associated with cold and warm fronts. It is the later development of a tropical depression that grows into a tropical storm. Tropical storms are given a name from a list that is established for each year, and become hurricanes when their winds reach 64 knots (75 mph).
In North American waters, the period from early December until mid-May is usually free of hurricanes. The months of August, September, and October are the times of peak activity. Spawning areas for hurricanes are the eastern tropical Atlantic off the west coast of Africa between 8°N and 20°N, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, and off the east and west coasts of Central America. modern art cyclone satellite tracking systems ensure early detection, and advanced computer programs do much to provide reasonably
accurate predictions of future track. While remaining in lower latitudes, hurricanes advance at about 15 knots, gradually picking up speed to about 25 knots, although in some cases they have reached forward speeds of 50 to 60 knots. Hurricanes decrease in intensity and tend to break up when they pass over land masses; they weaken after they reach higher latitudes with colder water.
A hurricane in the US in 1965 did $1,419,000 worth of damage.
Agriculture suffers in severe weather; to a lesser extent, so can the building industries.
A hurricane, also called a typhoon or tropical cyclone, is an extreme form of low-pressure air cell. It brings torrential rain and extremely strong winds.
The technical name for the usual form of a storm is extra-tropical cyclone. Such a storm in the Northern Hemisphere is defined as a traveling system of winds rotating in a counterclockwise direction
around a center of low pressure and containing both a warm front and a cold front. These often occur in families of two, three, or four storms. At any given location it takes about 24 hours for a storm to reach maturity, and three or four days for complete dissipation.
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