Working With Major US Storm Data

Hurricanes—or more precisely, tropical cyclones—are tropical because they form over oceans within tropical regions. The term tropics refers to the area of the earth’s surface that falls within 23 degrees (or so) of the equator, to both its north and south. The storms are called cyclones, as shown in the following figure because the movement of their winds is cyclical (clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the ...