Cosmic Journeys

Season 1 • Episode 3: Super Hurricanes • Watch with subtitles

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Super Hurricanes

Episode 3: Super Hurricanes

August 12, 2009 • 24 min

Why some tropical storms erupt into monster hurricanes capable of wrecking coastlines. Can they be predicted? Hurricanes are tropical storms that feed on solar heat captured by the oceans. When conditions are right, a hurricane can release this energy in a fury of wind and rain.

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