Hurricanes build over warm ocean water. What else has to be present for a hurricane to form

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Hurricanes build over warm ocean water. What else has to be present for a hurricane to form?

 

Winds flow outward above the storm,
# 3
allowing the air below to rise.
# 4
Humld alr rising makes
the clouds of the storm.
#5 Light
winds
outside
the
hurricane.
steer it and
let it grow.
# 2 Winds coming
together force air upward.
#1
Warm ocean water (more than 80°F) provides
energy for the hurricane and causes more evaporation
making humid air and clouds.
Transcribed Image Text:Winds flow outward above the storm, # 3 allowing the air below to rise. # 4 Humld alr rising makes the clouds of the storm. #5 Light winds outside the hurricane. steer it and let it grow. # 2 Winds coming together force air upward. #1 Warm ocean water (more than 80°F) provides energy for the hurricane and causes more evaporation making humid air and clouds.
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