How does the sea temperature affect hurricane formation

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anonymous · Answer

http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/clim10.sci.ess.watcyc.seasurftemp/

tanya123 · Answer

Hurricanes depend on warm ocean water to develop. The warmer water is the more water vapor it produces ad the more it warms the air directly above it. This warm, moist air is essentially the fuel of a hurricane. The warmer the water the stronger a hurricane is likely to become. If a hurricane moves over cold water it will weaken and die.

kayne · Answer

Great piece of information @Ryaan. Just to add to what @tanya123 has said, sea temperature plays the the wind velocity of the hurricane. The higher the temperature, the bigger it will be and vice versa. The article of @Ryaan is a very good illustration!