Illustration of the formation of a hurricane (tropical cyclone). The process starts with the rapid formation of clouds over warm tropical waters. This leads to updrafts and air moving inwards (red and orange arrows). The winds and clouds then begin to rotate due to the effect of the Earth's rotation. As the energy within the storm builds, wind speeds increase with a hurricane declared when the winds reach 120 kilometres per hour. | |
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