Hurricane Fact Sheet

Written by Gayle Olson


Hurricane Fact Sheet

A hurricane is a large whirling storm that usually measures 200 to 500 miles (320 to 800 km) across.

Onrepparttar average each year, six Atlantic hurricanes occur.

Sustained winds of 100-150 mph (160-240 km/h) occur with a typical hurricane. Some winds may exceed 200 mph (320 km/h).

The eye ofrepparttar 127717 hurricane averages 14-25 miles (22-40 km) across. The eye is quite calm as compared torepparttar 127718 winds inrepparttar 127719 eye wall.

The winds ofrepparttar 127720 hurricane spin in a counterclockwise direction inrepparttar 127721 Northern Hemisphere and clockwise inrepparttar 127722 Southern Hemisphere.

Inrepparttar 127723 North Atlantic hurricane season is from June 1 to November 30. Overrepparttar 127724 Western Pacific,repparttar 127725 typical cyclone season is never quite over.

Cool Camouflage

Written by Gayle Olson


Camouflage comes fromrepparttar French word camouflager which means to "blind or veil". Some insects and animals use camouflage as an effective way to protect themselves from natural enemies. Birds, bats, moles, frogs and other animals consider some insects to be a very tasty treat. Insects protect themselves in many ways, one of these ways is by disguising themselves so that they blend into their surroundings. Some caterpillars and walkingstick insects are camouflaged to look like twigs. Some insects are patterned to look likerepparttar 127716 background where they live, they may look likerepparttar 127717 bark of a tree,repparttar 127718 leaves of a plant, some even look like soil!

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