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Powers of Nature - Flying into the eye of a Hurricane - A satellite caught Hurricane Mitch's eye on film in October 1998. By Renee Skelton

FLYING INTO THE EYE OF A HURRICANE | EYE OF THE HURRICANE | MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HURRICANES | HURRICANE SURVIVAL TIPS | HURRICANE PATHS

HURRICANE PATHS
In the Atlantic and eastern Pacific Oceans "hurricane" is the word generally used to describe what scientists call a type of "tropical cyclone." Hurricanes in the western Pacific are called "typhoons," and those in the Indian Ocean are simply called "cyclones."


image: film reel
Check out a video showing how hurricanes form.

map: the path of hurricanes throughout the world

Map by Martin Walz

Video courtesy National Geographic Television


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