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Hurricanes
get their start over the warm tropical waters of the North Atlantic Ocean near the equator. Most appear in late summer or early fall, when sea temperatures are at their highest. The warm waters heats the air above it, and the updrafts of warm, moist air begin to rise. Day after day the fluffy cumuli form atop the updrafts. But the cloud tops rarely rise higher than about 6,000 feet. At that height in the tropics, there is usually a layer of warm, dry air that acts like an invisible ceiling or lid.
Once in a while, something happens in the upper air that destroys this lid ....
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