Hurricane

In order to categorizing hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons researchers had to discover a method to identify different levels of intensity in terms of harm and severity.  Based on maximum wind speeds and storm surge, a hurricane scale was created, which ranges from Level 1 to Level 5.  The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale was created to monitor and rank the intensities of hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Hurricane season threatens the eastern and gulf shorelines of the United States, Mexico, as well as the Caribbean each year between June 1 and November 30.  In other areas on the planet, the identical kinds of storms are usually known as typhoons or cyclones.  Hurricanes inflict damage every time they strike and they can kill lots of people and result in billions of dollars in damage to property whenever they hit heavily populated regions. [Read the rest of this entry...]