The hurricanes They are meteorological phenomena that, depending on their scale, could cause catastrophic losses for humanity, many times we have been threatened by two at the same time, but?what happens if two hurricanes come together? We will explain it to you below.
when two hurricanes come together, a phenomenon known as fujiwharanamed after the Japanese meteorologist Sakuhei fujiwharawho described this type of behavior in 1921.
During this process the hurricanes they can merge to become one, of course this will depend on the intensity. If the intensity is equivalent, the two hurricanes They spin like a flywheel, but if one of the two is more intense, it is possible that one of the two starts spinning on the other.
“If two tropical cyclones approach each other, they can start orbiting each other. If one cyclone is much more powerful than the other, the less powerful one usually revolves around it. In the event that the intensity of both is equivalent, they orbit around a common point between the two, ”explained a meteorologist to the American newspaper The Washington Post.
What is a hurricane
The Dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy defines a hurricane as “Very impetuous and fearsome wind that, like a whirlwind, turns in large circles, whose diameter grows as it moves away from the tropical calm zones, where it usually originates” .
It hurricanes they are divided into five categories of the Saffir-Simpson Scale considering the stages through which a cyclonic system passes to become a hurricane and is used to describe the power of destruction. In addition, each category specifies the speed of the wind with which they follow their trajectory.
Categories of a hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale and its damage
Category 1: Winds between 118 and 153 kilometers per hour, which could cause some not very serious material damage, such as losing some roof tiles or a weak tree falling.
Category 2: Winds between 154 and 177 kilometers per hour, which would put at risk the windows of the house and the roof itself, which begins to shake due to the wind and generate disturbing noises inside the house.
Category 3: Winds between 178 and 209 kilometers per hour, it is capable of causing structural damage to certain buildings, at this speed the wind could blow the door of a house, in addition to causing significant damage to the roof of the same.
Category 4: Winds between 210 and 250 kilometers per hour, which will cause most windows to break and roof tiles to fly off, trees to fall.
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Category 5: Winds of more than 250 kilometers per hour, cause considerable damage to the roofs of buildings, roofs and walls of small houses could cause total collapse and most mobile homes are destroyed or seriously damaged.
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