The Most Shocking Hurricanes In History

The most shocking hurricanes in history

Meteorological phenomena are situations or manifestations created in nature that can affect the planet and many of the phenomena have created serious consequences either short or long term. One of the most common phenomena is tropical cyclones, these have existed from several years and until today there are still. Tropical cyclones have different names and one of them is the hurricane. Hurricanes are the same as cyclones and typhoons, the three are stormy systems, however each one is simply distinguished by the place of origin. Huracán is called the storm system that occurs in the North Atlantic, in the Caribbean and in Northeast of the Pacific;The tropical cyclones that occur in the southeast and southwest Pacific Indian ocean are known as cyclones and finally, the phenomenon that occurs in an Indian Ocean and in the sea of Japan is called typhoon. 

Although there are 3 different names, all tropical cyclones are formed in the same way;This phenomenon is initially created when a series of thunderstorms that accumulate and move warm temperature oceans. Then the air of the storm and the surface rise and come together, creating a low pressure on the surface of the water. What happens next is that the winds move in the opposite direction, causing the storm to begin to turn. As the storm rotates, the air is increasing and therefore, the storm absorb more air especially in the center. While the air is absorbed by the storm, the speed increases.

"As the water temperature increases, wind speed increases and moisture content increases." (Al Gore). Hurricanes are always classified in scales according to their strength of winds, sea rise level, damage and other factors. One of the best known scales is that of Saffir-Simpson and has 5 categories. Being category 1 the slightest and category 5 as the most dangerous and catastrophic. The most common consequences that hurricanes bring depending on the category, are floods, structural damage to houses, buildings, roads, water and light cuts, eviction and disappearance of people and animals

In this trial the events, data and figures of tropical cyclones will be compared and described, especially hurricanes. It will be compared between the last years (2004 and 2005, for its impressive events and statistics) and recent years and the impact of hurricanes with global warming will be related.

Tropical cyclones have always been present at least once a year, in the oceans;And you can see a shocking fact about the activity of this phenomenon. Between 1970 and 2010 the average of tropical cyclones per year was 30 tropical storms in the Atlantic, Pacific East, Central Pacific, in the Caribbean Sea and in the Gulf of Mexico, all combined. And of these 30 tropical storms, 16, almost half, they were converted into hurricanes. These data show that in a period of 40 years the presence of this tropical phenomenon has been frequent and this has surely generated a lot of damage to the planet. 

The data mentioned above are of an average storms and hurricanes in period of time, but you can also mention specific and impressive data that hurricanes have generated in areas such as the United States, Japan and the oceans. For example, the year 2004 was a very shocking year in relation to hurricanes, because it raised high intensity phenomenal events such as Hurricane Jeanne, category 3, which became the most lethal hurricane of the Atlantic in that year that year. This hurricane was so shocking that it affects several cities and countries such as Florida, Haiti, Guadalupe, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Virginia, Maryland, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. 

Another shocking hurricane was French, category 4, where this phenomenon became the second most intense hurricane in the Atlantic, and affects the Bahamas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Canada Islands. Hurricanes Jeanne and Frances were 2 of the 5 hurricanes who came to run on the surface of the earth during 2004, and in that year 9 hurricanes were given in total. Apart from hurricanes events, in the United States there was a record of tornado. In that year 1717 tornados was given which is a record number in the United States. 

On the other hand, a new typho brand in Japan was established with 10. Some of these typhoons were known as Sudal, Dianmu, Mindule, Namtheun and among others. 2004 was also a year of curious novelties, because according to Al Gore’s documentary: "an awkward truth", it was said that it was impossible to have a hurricane in the South Atlantic. To surprise, in Brazil a hurricane appeared, known as Catarina, category 2, and appeared at the end of March. This event next to the records of tornadoes and typhoons, and extreme hurricanes, reflect that the year 2004 was an intense and impressive period globally in relation to disasters and natural phenomena. 

Although 2004 was intense, the 2005 hurricane season turned out. This thanks to several disasters with hurricanes such as Wilma, category 5, which occurred in October and became the most intense tropical cyclone in history, on the Atlantic coast. This well -known hurricane came to affect the Caribbean, Mexico, Cuba, the United States and the Bahamas. 

Another important hurricane in 2005 was Hurricane Katrina, category 5, which became one of the 5 mortal hurricanes in the history of the United States. Seeing all this wording, it is important to remember that each hurricane, whether the earth’s surface stopBecause it could be seen that there have been a lot of storms and cyclones created in past years, especially in 2004 and 2005.

Currently hurricanes still continue in the usual areas such as Pacific and Atlantic, and the tendency to be clear, hurricanes will continue in the coming years since global warming is increasingly giving greater effect thanks to factors such as thawsIn the north and south poles. And in recent years there are still high numbers of hurricanes, for example, in 2017 it had a very active and catastrophic season, it became the most expensive season of tropical cyclones in history, with approximately 285 billion dollars in damages. The 2017 season had 17 storms, 10 hurricanes and 6 major hurricanes (they are higher category 3). 

The curious thing of that year was that a high percentage of damages caused were thanks to three hurricanes: Harvey, Irma and María. Hurricane Harvey, category 4, was the first older hurricane to reach the United States since Wilma hit Florida in 2005. With Hurricane Harvey a 12 -year record period ended in which there were no major hurricanes that arrived in the United States land. This hurricane affected the United States, the Caribbean, Venezuela, Yucatán, Nicaragua, Honduras and among other countries. Then there is Hurricane Irma, category 5, was one of the most powerful seen in the Atlantic. He was considered the strongest hurricane that hit the United States from Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Maria was the most mortal hurricane in Jeanne in 2004 and was the worst natural disaster in the history of Dominica and Puerto Rico. These 3 hurricanes summary how shocking the 2017 season that became one of the most destructive years of recent years.

On the other hand, the 2018 season became the most intense season in the history of the Pacific Ocean and has been a very active year, where until now there were 23 storms, 13 hurricanes and 10 major hurricanes. Hurricane Willa, category 5, which took place in October, became the 3rd hurricane of category 5 of the year, breaking the brand with the greatest amount of hurricanes of categories 5 since 2002.

In conclusion, a brief explanation of hurricanes could be observed, from their formation to the consequences of their presence. It can be concluded that hurricanes are a strong and powerful phenomenon that is capable of destroying objects, habitat, animals, plants and humans. When observing the data, statistics and events of hurricanes in the present and in the past, it can be concluded that hurricanes have been powerful and constant over the years. It is important to take into account that the amount of hurricanes can increase with the passage of the year and the strength of these phenomena can increase since more and more global warming is allowing these events to happen.

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