One World Blogpost- Hurricanes

            Every year there are few, but devastating hurricanes, tornadoes and other strong winds forming usually near the Unites States of America (USA). In every day we don’t talk about them very much and it is not usual one to occur so this is why I chose this topic. For those who don’t know what a hurricane is and want to be informed, a hurricane is a rotating oceanic wind that usually forms over tropical oceanic regions. This is because they way they occur.
            Their birth is a complicated and detailed thing to explain. First, think that it is an engine used to warm and its source is moist air. Since it needs moist air, it forms over warm oceans, near the equator, and causes the air to rise. As there is less air near the surface of the sea, less pressure, air with high pressure from other areas comes near the ocean surface forming a ‘new’ air which also rises. As it rises, it swirls and as it slowly cools down it forms clouds. Then it spins and continues while moving by the provided ‘fuel’. When it is formed north of the equator it goes counterclockwise and in the south it moves clockwise because of the rotation of the Earth on its axis.
            As I just mentioned, a hurricane needs moist air as fuel so it forms in the biggest ocean, the Pacific. It only once formed in the Atlantic Ocean on August 23, 2005 and caused huge disaster to the citizens of Bahamas and Florida. When there is a hurricane to occur and we kind of prevent it, is by the season. When it is April-December it forms northern, near India, but when it is October-May it occurs in the southern regions.
            A hurricane is very strong and always damages and effects cities/regions/areas. The effects of it are sort surges- strong winds that push the water near the coast, heavy rainfalls-6-12 inches) high winds, rip tides and sea currents. Its disadvantages are many and cause both physical and emotional pain. First, it transports warm air in cooler places that can be both bad and good-the poles may melt even a little bit, people and aniamls die, buildings, houses, agriculture areas are ruined, trees and other vegetation is ruined and it spreads out lots of debris. Although I would never believe it a hurricane has its benefits. It reduces population- we are overpopulated, although it causes suffer and pain- it helps agriculture by bringing the fertile soil on top, architecture get improved my building more stable houses and it brings people together.

            It’s not very easy to predict hurricanes although high pressure system can tell whether there is low pressure and there is not a way to prevent them yet. Scientists can use information they already have from tornadoes or hurricanes passed because they keep track of them on the computer and can tell in how many days or hours the next one will occur approximately.  Since 1492 there is a scale called the decadal scale that shows us the different amount of hurricanes occurred every 10-30 years so we can study the record to see if ‘it’s time’ for a hurricane to occur.   From this study, we have learned that there are 6 hurricanes, small or big, every season that occur. It’s really interesting. A really good thing that could help us stop or reduce the size of a hurricane is cool the water down since it will not take us much fuel and grow as much. A very interesting fact is that it is stronger on its right side so you should have your eyes open if you live on the right front quadrant. Because of all the disaster it causes, several government sponsor projects for the design of the study of storms and finding ways to control them. In my opinion, people should built their houses from brick, so it is more stable and find a way to cool don’t the ocean or at least the seas near the land so it doesn’t ‘eat’ that much so it stops before millions of lives are lost.
            You might have noticed that I have mention cyclones and other words that have nothing to do with hurricanes but in fact, they mean the same thing. It all depends in where they occur. Their scientific term is tropical cyclones but in the Atlantic Ocean they are called hurricanes, although we use it for the Pacific too. Another word is typhoon. My biggest question from this whole topic is how they are named. What I found out answered fully my question and what I found out is really interesting and it was unexpected. Before the 50’s, they had no name and till 1952, they had simple names like Dog, Cat or George. In 1953, someone deiced to give only women names, since lots of people say they are a disaster, but in 1979 this changed. It had names between the two genres. Now days, they are named alphabetically every year and the second letter depends on the order. For example the name Wilma came from a season that was very but very busy since I is one of the last letters in the alphabet.
                My opinion about the topic is pretty clear. Since almost the only place that has hurricanes is America, they should build their houses from brick, like in Europe and it doesn’t matter that it costs more. It saves lives and money for the next hurricane. The best action in my opinion they should take is when they hear about the hurricane leave town and come back when it is over. And don’t forget the basic thing! ARCHITECTURE!!! BRICK!!

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