Tuesday Oct 20, 2020

How do hurricanes form?

As we near the end of one of the most active hurricane seasons in decades, we can't help but wonder why this season is so much worse! To understand why, we dive into the factors that go into the making of a hurricane. We discuss what causes hurricanes, including some serious physics lessons involving magical paper airplanes that will blow your mind! We then briefly speculate on what could be causing the increase in frequency of these storms.

Sources

Hurricane naming practice: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/storm-names.html

Retired hurricane names: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames_history.shtml

2020- ran out of letters: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/19/hurricane-season-names-atlantic-us-tropical-storm-beta

Typhoon Haishen: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54046150

Hurricanes: https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/index.html

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/how-hurricanes-form.html#:~:text=Warm%20ocean%20waters%20and%20thunderstorms,enhancing%20shower%20and%20thunderstorm%20activity.

https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/hurricanes/en/

https://scijinks.gov/hurricane/

https://scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/storms/how-hurricanes-form

Coriolis effect: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/coriolis-effect/

Hurricane season: https://www.noaa.gov/stories/peak-of-hurricane-season-why-now