As we near the end of one of the most active hurricane seasons in decades, we can't help but wonder why this season is so much worse! To understand why, we dive into the factors that go into the making of a hurricane. We discuss what causes hurricanes, including some serious physics lessons involving magical paper airplanes that will blow your mind! We then briefly speculate on what could be causing the increase in frequency of these storms.
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Hurricane naming practice: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/storm-names.html
Retired hurricane names: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames_history.shtml
2020- ran out of letters: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/19/hurricane-season-names-atlantic-us-tropical-storm-beta
Typhoon Haishen: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54046150
Hurricanes: https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/index.html
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/hurricanes/en/
https://scijinks.gov/hurricane/
https://scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/storms/how-hurricanes-form
Coriolis effect: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/coriolis-effect/
Hurricane season: https://www.noaa.gov/stories/peak-of-hurricane-season-why-now
https://www.npr.org/2018/09/14/647944033/september-is-peak-hurricane-season-why-is-that