Hurricanes and Efficient Ways to Predict Them

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Hurricanes and Efficient Ways to Predict Them
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HURRICANES AND EFFICIENT WAYS TO PREDICT THEM
Introduction
Hurricanes can be defined as storms accompanied by strong winds with speed equal to or
more than 118km/h. A cyclone is typically characterized by a rotating storm and usually
originates from the tropically located oceans causing heavy rains and strong winds. Hurricanes
can be very dangerous when they get into contact with the land such as; blowing rooftops and
trees due to the strong winds and flooding at the areas near the coastlines due to the rise of the
shoreline as a result of the hurricane power (Thomas, Bowyer & Kareem 2011).
Problem statement
Now that hurricanes are a threat to the human demography and their surroundings, it is
necessary to find ways to be able to predict when they are due. It is essential to make necessary
precautions such as relocating the masses from the areas likely to hit by the hurricanes (Hannan
& Bridwell 2012). This paper looks into a research report concerned with the hurricanes and
efficient ways to predict them.
Research questions
 What are the characteristics of hurricanes?
 What are the ways of predicting hurricanes?
Argument and theories
The gravity model theory will be applied to understand and predict migration flow based
on population size and distance between places. It resembles the law of motion based on the
mass size of two objects. The model helps account for migrating population, work commutes,
volumes of telephone call, and shopping patterns in relation to hurricane prone areas.

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Methods of data collection
The research used journals to get information about the formation of hurricanes and how
they are structured. Besides, we used interviews with local meteorological departments to
predetermine how the history of storms has been evolving. The third method used was a field
excursion to the coast of Miami for the analysis of how the region was prone to hurricanes. In
research carried out by Dr. Cione, it was concluded that the general theory on the storm was not
that accurate. It is a finding that in addition to the ocean temperatures, the temperature of the air
and moisture near the surface of the ocean were part of the energy supplies that sustained a
hurricane. The general theory was based on the ocean temperature alone to cause and maintain
the life of a hurricane. The graph below shows the statistics of hurricane occurrences.
Findings
The structure of a hurricane