Apr 09 2008
Researching Natural Disasters - How Cyclones Are Formed?
Hi everybody!!!!!
For the past couple of weeks or so, we have been researching natural disasters. We all had to choose a type of natural disaster. I chose cyclones, and within that natural disaster you had to choose a specific question. My question - as you can see - is “How cyclones are formed?”.
Below are some interesting facts that I have found out from the internet:
- Cyclones are formed form simple thunderstorms, however, the thunderstorms can only grow to cyclone strength with cooperation from the ocean AND the atmosphere.
- The ocean water itself must be warmer than 26.5°C. The heat and moisture from this warm water is ultimately the source of energy for cyclones.
- Cyclones will weaken rapidly when they travel over land or colder ocean waters - locations where the heat and moisture sources are rare or do not exist.
That’s all have for now, but I hope to write more about cyclones later on! I hope you liked it!
Information from Wikipedia.
Original: http://www.whitsunday.qld.gov.au/page/images/cyclone.jpg
Hey. I’m during a school project on cyclones and your information helped me so much. I didn’t know that about cyclones and I was like “wow”. Thanks.