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Hurricane

A giant spinning storm

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The story for kids

This is a hurricane. It's born over a warm sea and spins like a giant spinning top. In the middle there's a calm eye, and all around it the wind blows really hard.

Facts

  • Hurricanes are born over warm seas, where warm, moist air rises.
  • In the middle there is a calm “eye”, and all around it the wind is very strong.
  • In the north they spin anticlockwise, and in the south clockwise.

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