Hurricane Seasons
The hurricane season begins in early summer and lasts until late fall. Hurricane seasons are a time when atmospheric conditions can create violent and devastating storms that originate over water, but sometimes move onto land. During this time, temperature, wind, moisture and other factors converge in just the right way to create massive, spiraling storms that can destroy nearly everything in their path. The official dates for the hurricane season are June first to November thirtieth. Ninety seven percent of hurricanes occur during these months.
Hurricane season can sometimes last longer than projected because hurricanes occur outside of these dates. When this happens, the cause is usually a longer period of tropical weather than normal. The majority of the hurricanes happen within the month of September usually.
In the Atlantic region, the hurricane season lasts specifically from August through October. In the Northeast Pacific region, hurricane seasons stretch from May until November. In the Northwest Pacific region however, hurricane seasons last throughout the year.
Hurricanes, also called tropical cyclones. For these to occur during hurricane seasons, they must form in warm ocean water, which is why cyclone activity is highest during the summer and fall seasons. Because ocean water warms and cools slowly, it is not yet warm enough in the spring to generate the necessary heat to fuel the storm. Once the summer heat warms the water, the heat is retained throughout the fall, accounting for the wide space of time in which hurricanes seasons can and do last.
The Hurricane season is very unpredictable. Sometimes a hurricane season is active, and sometimes it is not so active. There is never a way of knowing how badly hurricane season may affect the world as a whole. The different types. of tropical storms make for different results. A basic hurricane will produce strong winds and rainfall capable of minimum flooding and damage. Then there are hurricanes like that of hurricane Katrina that produce massive amounts of windfall and rainfall. The hurricane season in which this hurricane took place, was not a very active one. However, with the falling of this hurricane, massive amounts of damage was done. Another reason this hurricane was so damaging is because the proper precautionary steps were not taken prior. During hurricane seasons storms like these are categorized by rating. A rating can range from a category one all the way to a category five storm. The basis for these groupings are determined the amount of wind, rain, and the speed a storm is moving with when it hits the land. Landfall of a hurricane is the most important part of the storm because once a hurricane hits the land it begins to slow down and deteriorate. If a hurricane has reached a high speed right before making landfall, the damage to the land that is hit will be greater. This is why areas closest to the coasts get hit the hardest during hurricane season. The areas inland usually receive the aftermath of a hurricane damage from an area more off the coast. Hurricane seasons are all together scary, this is mostly because they are unpredictable. However, many barriers are in place to protect people in the worst case of scenarios.