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Hurricane

Tropical cyclone

A warm-core rotating storm fed by latent heat from evaporating tropical ocean. Coriolis force curls inflowing air into a spiral, with the eyewall releasing energy equivalent to roughly 200 times the world’s electrical generation while it lasts.

Key specifications

Cat 5 winds

≥ 252 km/h

Diameter

200 – 1,500 km

Eye

30 – 65 km calm core

Fuel

Sea surface ≥ 26.5 °C

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Hurricane
FIG. 004 — HurricaneBlueprint Atlas · Natural Phenomena

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