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Interesting facts about hurricanes
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The word Hurricane was adopted from the Spanish word huracán
On average six hurricanes occur every year, some in the same region.
A single hurricane stirs up millions of miles of air and can dump more than 2.4 trillion gallons of rain a day.
Hurricanes produce enough energy in one day to run the lights of Las Vegas for many years.
Hurricanes in the Southern Hemisphere spin in a clockwise direction. Hurricanes in the Northern Hemisphere turn counterclockwise.
The deadliest hurricane on record is the 1970 Bhola Cyclone in Bangladesh, which killed between 150,000-300,000 people.
The largest hurricane can be the size of the state of Montana, 600 miles (966 kilometers) wide.
Hurricanes never combine to form one stronger storm. However, the storms may circle each other, which is known as the Fujiwhara effect.
The costliest hurricane worldwide is widely believed to be Hurricane Katrina, with overall damage estimates at over $100 billion.
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