HURRICANE SEASON HAS OFFICIALLY STARTED : Hurricanes Hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico seen from space. A hurricane is a type of tropical cyclone or severe tropical storm that
forms in the southern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico,
and in the eastern Pacific Ocean. A typical cyclone is accompanied by
thunderstorms, and in the Northern Hemisphere, a counterclockwise
circulation of wind s near the earth’s surface. All Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coastal areas are subject to
hurricanes. Parts of the Southwest United States and the Pacific Coast
also experience heavy rains and floods each year from hurricanes spawned
off Mexico. |