Severe Weather Hurricanes

1. 
   How do hurricanes form?
   

2. What are some characteristics of hurricanes?

3. What is our ability to predict and provide warnings for hurricanes?

4. What type of destruction can hurricanes cause?

5. Where do most hurricanes form? What land areas does this affect?

6. When is hurricane season?

7. List the names of major hurricanes.

1. 
   When does the Atlantic hurricane season begin?
   

2. 
   What force drives a hurricane across open oceans
   

3. 
   Where can scientists create safe conditions to test the effects of hurricane winds?
   

4. 
   What is the only way to get precise details about a hurricane? Who is responsible for this?
   

5. 
   Why is the north side of a hurricane's eye significant?
   

6. 
   Describe the path of a typical Atlantic hurricane?
   

7. 
   How much improvement is there in hurricane forecasts each year?
   

8. 
   If forecasts for hurricanes improve, then why is the property loss and casualty situation getting worse?