EarthProfessor

The "Professor" represents our team of researchers and writers. Both adults and kids have tons of questions about our planet. Our job is to answer them!

What hurricanes are formed?

Warm ocean waters and thunderstorms fuel power-hungry hurricanes . Hurricanes form over the ocean, often beginning as a tropical wave—a low pressure area that moves through the moisture-rich tropics, possibly enhancing shower and thunderstorm activity. A pre-existing weather disturbance: A hurricane often starts out as a tropical wave. Where do hurricanes start forming? It all …

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