Hurricane | The Dr. Binocs Show | Educational Videos For Kids

Whoa! Hello! It's quite windy today, so I thought I'll take a quick flight. Ooh! It sure is windy! Oh, no! It's a storm! You mean hurricane. Pumpkin, storm, whatever! Just run! You mean fly! Oh forget it, just come Dr. Binocs! Oh okay, well that reminds me that today's topic is Hurricane! Zoom in! Whoa! A hurricane is a huge storm that generally forms over warm ocean waters near the equator. The warm air above the ocean rises upward, thus creating an area of low pressure below. Air from the surrounding areas push in and try to fill the area with low air pressure. Which now becomes warm and moist and rises too. As the moist air rises, the surrounding air again tries to fill in. And this process continues till the water in the air forms clouds. Soon the clouds and winds spin around, fueled by the ocean's heat and water vapour. Therefore, hurricanes could also be called giant engines that use warm and moist air as their fuel. When we see from the top, hurricanes can be as huge as 300 miles wide. The center of the hurricane is called the eye of the hurricane, which is the calmest part. The eye wall surrounds the eye where the most damaging winds are found. It can range anywhere from 5 to 30 miles. Then comes the rain bands which surround the eye wall. These bands are a series of dense clouds that give a pinwheel like appearance to the hurricane. Which range from 50 to 300 miles. Hurricanes are divided into 5 categories, depending on the speed of their wind. Here, take a look. Category 3, 4 and 5 are the most dangerous ones. Trivia Time! A huge hurricane can release energy equivalent to 10 atomic bombs per second. Hurricanes in the Pacific Ocean are known as Typhoons. So this is me zooming out. Tune in next time for more fun facts. Bye! Thanks for watching!