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Library ISBN 978-0-7660-3050-3
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That is what hurricane scientists do. They use aircraft to fly into the eye of a hurricane, measuring the speed, direction, temperature, pressure, and humidity of the winds on either side of the eye. Several passes are made from one side of the storm to the other at different heights to get an idea as to the strength of the winds. As we are well aware on the East Coast, hurricanes can dump a lot of rain as they progress.
The difference between a hurricane and a tropical storm is the speed of its winds. Once winds reach 74 miles per hour, the storm becomes classified as a hurricane.
By the way, the word "hurricane" comes from Hurican, the name of a mythical Caribbean god of evil.
Interested in learning more about hurricanes and other storms? Check out
Storm Scientist by Timothy Gaffney.
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