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Ranging from Category 1 to Category 5, this rating system classifies hurricanes by sustained wind speed and potential damage.
- Saffir-Simpson Scale
- Fujita Scale
- Richter Scale
- Beaufort Scale
The rotation of this massive Atlantic ocean current helps steer hurricanes and keeps Western Europe warmer than other regions at similar latitudes.
- Labrador Current
- Gulf Stream
- North Atlantic Drift
- Canary Current
These puffy, cotton-like formations are the most recognizable fair-weather clouds, often seen on pleasant summer afternoons.
- Cirrus
- Cumulus
- Nimbostratus
- Stratus
This instrument contains mercury or alcohol in a glass tube and measures how hot or cold the air is.
- Anemometer
- Hygrometer
- Barometer
- Thermometer
Named for its resemblance to a horse's tail, this wispy, high-altitude formation is made entirely of ice crystals.
- Cirrus
- Cumulus
- Altostratus
- Stratus
This rotating column of air extends from a thunderstorm to the ground and can cause catastrophic damage in seconds.
- Tornado
- Dust devil
- Waterspout
- Hurricane
This frozen form of precipitation forms in thunderstorm updrafts and can grow larger than golf balls before falling.
- Hail
- Graupel
- Sleet
- Freezing rain
The calm center of a hurricane where skies often clear and winds suddenly drop is called this.
- The vortex
- The epicenter
- The core
- The eye
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