... two days an average hurricane could release enough heat energy to supply the whole of the United States for a year" (Allaby 43). The typical hurricane begins far out to sea over the Caribbean where the water is warm. Very warm water is needed for a hurricane to form. The temperature on the surface of the water must at least be 80 degrees Fahrenheit ... Andrew began being tracked by the National Hurricane Center on August 20, 1992. At this time Hurricane Andrew was still a tropical storm in the Atlantic Ocean. The waters in the Caribbean were very warm and this is where the storm began t...

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... carried out in which a balloon radio signal was released in hurricane's eye and the wind center was tracked slightly. The plan also involved setting up upper-air stations around the Caribbean and installing radars in American coastal locations. Photographing hurricanes from low flying rockets was made obsolete by the creation of weather satellites. In 1958, meteorologists flew twenty-three missions and ... letters "Q", "U", "X", "Y", and "Z" were not used on the list. These advantages are especially important in exchanging detailed storm information between hundreds of widely scattered ...

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