How do hurricanes form?

Scroll through the posts below to see information and expert links to hurricane formation, hurricane tracking, hurricane maps, hurricane preparedness kits — and more.

The National Weather Service’s National Hurricane Center provides the very latest hurricane satellite, radar, and aircraft reconnaissance; advisories; analysis tools; hurricane awareness FAQs, and much more.
You’ll also have handy information regarding hurricane hunters, Saffir-Simpson Scale, forecasting models, eyewall wind profiles, and storm histories, as well as extensive information about hurricane forecasts and forecasting — plus [...]

There are a variety of excellent Hurricane Trackers on the Web.  Check out these great resources:
www.HurricaneTrack.com
www.Stormpulse.com
Hurricane Tracker at MSNBC.com

2009 Hurricane names:
* Hurricane Ana
* Hurricane Bill
* Hurricane Danny
* Hurricane Erika
* Hurricane Fred
* Hurricane Grace
* Hurricane Henri
* Hurricane Ida
* Hurricane Joaquin
* Hurricane Kate
* Hurricane Larry
* Hurricane Mindy
* Hurricane Nicholas
* Hurricane Odette
* Hurricane Peter
* Hurricane Rose
* Hurricane Sam
* Hurricane Teresa
* Hurricane Victor
* Hurricane Wanda
2009 Eastern Pacific Huricane names:
* Hurricane Andres
* Hurricane Blanca
* Hurricane Carlos
* Hurricane Dolores
* [...]

Hurricanes are tropical cyclones that typically occur in the in Atlantic and Pacific oceans.  When ocean waters warm, water evaporates into the lower atmosphere.
According to Wikipedia, hurricanes “…feed on heat released when moist air rises, resulting in condensation of water vapor contained in the moist air.”  The released heat is called “heat of condensation”.  The [...]