Hurricane

They have got many setbacks behind them. They are among the deathliest forces on earth that bring about many side effects to places where they occur. A hurricane can benefit people by a heavy downfall of rain during the dry season, thus enabling farmers to plant their crops and benefit from the improved yields of harvests, but on the other hand it has more shortcomings than benefits. The main drawbacks of hurricanes include the following.

The first and most important side effect of hurricane is high winds. This is the most influential factor about the effects of hurricane, since it clearly gives an indication about the power of the storm, giving the bearing about the flow and the likely damage that is going to arise.

The second drawback of hurricanes is storm surge and tidal flooding. This has been proved to be the most distressing and seen side effect of hurricane. It comes in the form of floods of water that come to the shores with a land falling hurricane. It has been noted that storm surge and tidal flooding are responsible to a big percentage of approximately 92 percent of the deaths that occur due to hurricanes.

The third negative side effect of hurricane is associated with tornadoes. It is one of the negative side effects of hurricanes with the least side effects. They usually occur in hurricane due to the high intensities of energy that arises from the falling of a hurricane. The tornadoes that are mostly experienced in hurricanes lack enough strength of creating a huge impact.

The other side effect of hurricanes is that they cause heavy downfall of rain and flooding. This side effect is mostly not well known by most people. After the occurrence of a hurricane and after its associated winds have passed, heavy amounts of rainfall occurred becoming a major factor and it causes flooding with hurricane.

Hurricanes can form in any part of the world from the west coast of Africa to the gulf in America. The most common places where hurricanes occur include the Cape Verde Island, very strong hurricanes occur here. The other common place where hurricanes occur is the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricanes have been common in this place because of its water temperatures that favor the occurrence of a hurricane.