A hurricane is easily the most powerful storm that mother-nature can throw at us. Every year people who live on the coasts fight hurricanes with no dismay. A hurricane is simply too strong. Their winds reach speeds of 75 mph. The winds around the eye wall can reach 130 to 150 mph. They are 200 to 300 miles in diameter. The number of casualties is endless, as well as the widespread destruction that takes millions of dollars to repair. Even …showed first 75 words of 1236 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1236 total…War II they were typically named after wives and girlfriends of the meteorologists. They use people names rather than locations just as an easier way to keep track of storms. And also two hurricanes may start in the same general location and for book-keeping purposes you don’t want two hurricanes to have the same name. I thought this was particularly interesting because I really didn’t know where the names for hurricanes came from.