GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The surrounding air swirls in to take the place of the rising heated air. The water in the air condenses as the warm, moist air rises and cools, forming clouds. The heat from the ocean and water evaporating from the surface feeds the entire system of clouds and wind, which spins and expands.

Detailed explanation-2: -Warm ocean waters and thunderstorms fuel power-hungry hurricanes. Hurricanes form over the ocean, often beginning as a tropical wave-a low pressure area that moves through the moisture-rich tropics, possibly enhancing shower and thunderstorm activity.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hurricanes form over tropical oceans, where warm water and air interact to create these storms.

Detailed explanation-4: -They include a number of different hazards that can individually cause significant impacts on life and property, such as storm surge, flooding, extreme winds, tornadoes and lighting.

Detailed explanation-5: -Once an air parcel reaches the hurricane’s eyewall, it turns upward and rises due to a process called convection. The added heat from the ocean causes the air rising in the eyewall to be warmer than the surrounding environment, allowing it to continue to rise.