Five Hurricane / Typhoon / Tropical Cyclone Facts
Published by These are five quick facts about hurricanes.
- Tropical cyclones spin counter-clockwise and because of this typically the right side of the tropical cyclone is the most intense with the right inner eye wall having the highest intensity levels and is the most dangerous part of a tropical cyclone.
From his vantage point high above the earth in the International Space Station, Astronaut Ed Lu captured this broad view of Hurricane Isabel. The image, ISS007-E-14750, was taken with a 50 mm lens on a digital camera. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) - Christopher Columbus warned Nicholas de Ovando, the Governor of Hispanola at the time, of a hurricane in 1502. Columbus was not on good terms with the Governor at that point and the Governor not only ignored Columbus, but also refused Columbus shelter in Santo Domingo. 500 sailors were killed and 21 of 30 ships sunk.
- The most costly hurricane in history was hurricane Katrina August 25-30 2005, costing $105,840,000,000 US according to Wunderground. Katrina reached category 3 at its peak. The only other natural disaster that is more expensive than a hurricane is an earthquake with the most expensive natural disaster being an earthquake coupled with a Tsunami.
- The most recorded hurricanes in a single year in the Atlantic Ocean was 11 in 1995.
- The first hurricane that cost over a $1 billion was the category 3 hurricane Betsy in 1965 which killed 75 people and cost $1,420,500,000.
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On June 1, 2012 at 4:26 pm
Interesting facts thanks (:
On June 1, 2012 at 4:34 pm
There’s no fury like Mother Nature. Interesting facts.
On June 1, 2012 at 5:34 pm
thanks for the info!
On June 2, 2012 at 1:01 am
Great info
On June 2, 2012 at 1:27 am
interesting!
On June 2, 2012 at 1:33 am
I am always thankful that I do not live in areas which are prone to hurricanes, typhoons and the like…
On June 2, 2012 at 7:37 am
wow amazing
On June 2, 2012 at 9:59 am
I love facts like these, so fascinating. Great post.
On June 2, 2012 at 4:30 pm
great, thank share
On June 3, 2012 at 12:16 pm
All facts are very interesting.so that u may prepared what would be happend in the next day.
Thanks astronaut ED LU.
On June 3, 2012 at 1:20 pm
Great article . . .
Nice writing . . . Thanks for the share
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On June 4, 2012 at 3:32 am
Interesting topic and good info.
On June 7, 2012 at 1:27 pm
I totally agree – Lovely writing; great info! Thanks.