All the news about Hurricane Irene got me to thinking about hurricanes in general. I found out a few interesting facts:
Hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean runs from June 1 to November 30
Australians call hurricanes willy-willies
The word hurricane comes from the Taino Native American word, hurucane, meaning evil spirit of the wind.
Hurricanes are the only weather disasters that have been given their own names.
Every second, a large hurricane releases the energy of 10 atomic bombs.
In the Pacific Ocean, hurricanes are called typhoons; in the Indian Ocean, they are call tropical cyclones.
The planet Jupiter has a hurricane that has been going on for over 300 years. It can be seen as a red spot on the planet. This hurricane on Jupiter is larger than the Earth itself.
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