Part one of term paper
The whirling tropical cyclones that on occasion have wind speeds reaching 320 kilometers per hour are known as - the most powerful storms on earth. Out at sea they can generate 15-meter waves capable of inflicting destruction hundreds of kilometers from their source. Should a hurricane smash into land, gale force winds coupled with extensive ...

Part two of term paper
... Willy-Willys. In the Indian Ocean they are called Cyclones. The North Pacific has the greatest number of these storms, averaging 20 per year. Fortunately for those living in the coastal regions of the southern and eastern United States, fewer than five hurricanes, on the average, develop each year in the warm sector of the North Atlantic. Although hurricanes are most noted for their destruction, some parts of the world, especially eastern Asia, rely on them for much of their precipitation. A ...