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Travelling during hurricane season


By Renee Conte


Category 5 Hurricane Isabel in September 2003 had winds that reached up to 265 kilometres an hour.


of the tropical depressions and storms that can potentially wreak havoc on their vacations. Hurricanes and other severe tropical storms occur most


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frequently between mid-May and November in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Hurricane season can disrupt travel in areas such as the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and the East and Gulf Coasts of the United States — specifically, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. In Asia, tropical storms and hurricanes can occur throughout the year. What’s the difference between a tropical depression, tropical storm and a hurricane?


Tese terms are used by meteorologists to classify the sever-


ity of weather formations. Tropical features, systems, activ- ity or any number of other names may be used to describe a


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s fall breezes start sweeping cooler temperatures through the province and charter season begins to heat up, we begin searching for warmer destina- tions to jet away to. Many travellers are unaware


weather pattern that has the potential to gather strength over the ocean and develop into something more serious. When low pressure areas combine with thunderstorms and create a circular wind pattern, it is classified as a tropical depression as long as the maximum winds do not exceed 56 km/h. Depressions are upgraded to tropical storms when winds


become more cyclonic and organized, reaching gusts of no more than 117 km/h. Tis is the stage when the storms are named. Hurricane status is then based on the maximum sustained wind speeds and is given a rating between one and five, with Category 1 being the least intense and Category 5 the most intense. Hurricanes are violent and powerful storms. Winds can reach speeds of up to 320 km/h as they revolve around a centre of low pressure. Heat and energy are gathered from the warm ocean waters intensifying the storm. Hurricanes can expand to widths of up to 965 kilometres and travel at


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