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Hurricanes

A hurricane is a huge, spinning system of rising air that can bring heavy rainfall, strong winds and storm flows to affected areas. To be classified as a hurricane, winds have to exceed 119km/h (74mph) or have a wind force measuring over 12 on the Beaufort scale. 

Hurricanes are considered to be one of Earth’s most powerful natural disasters. Hurricanes are tropical cyclones: tropical because they begin life in the tropics, and cyclone as they are a low- pressure system. The word ‘hurricane’ is used in the Americas, and the words ‘typhoon’ and ‘cyclone’ are used in Asia, but they mean the same thing. These huge weather systems of low pressure can be hundreds of kilometres across. Found at the centre is often the ‘eye’, which is an area of relatively calm conditions without heavy rain or strong winds.

Hurricanes bring heavy rainfall that can cause flooding. Hurricanes also cause a storm flow in the ocean, which causes flooding of coastal areas. Hurricanes can harm thousands of people and cause widespread damage to property and farmland. The coasts of the southern USA, Caribbean islands, Central America, South Asia and Southeast Asia are commonly affected areas. Once a hurricane reaches a large area of land, it begins to lose power and is less destructive.

The text is retrieved and adapted from https://twig-bilim.kz/uploads/material-group/25/en/twig-wind.pdf



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  1. Choose the best headline for Paragraph 3.

  2. According to the text, the Beaufort scale measures…

  3. What is another word for a hurricane?

  4. Fill in the gap with the corresponding word.

    Hurricanes are one of the most powerful natural______.

  5. Mark the sentence with passive voice.

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