Natural Disasters: Hurricanes, Typhoons & Cyclones

A hurricane is a tropical storm with winds that have reached a constant speed of 74 miles per hour or more.
The eye of a storm is usually 20-30 miles wide and may extend over 400 miles.
The dangers of a storm include torrential rains, high winds and storm surges.
A hurricane can last for 2 weeks or more over open water and can run a path across the entire length of the Eastern Seaboard.

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What causes nature's destructive storms? How do scientists study and predict them? How are they linked to global warming?

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