Average Sea Temperature and Hurricanes by Wind Strength
Let's look at an example from 2005. In Figure 5.16, we see the waters off the coasts of Middle America are the strengthening zone for the hurricanes that occur in the North Atlantic. Some of these 2005 hurricanes made landfall in Middle America, including Haiti, Cuba, Mexico, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Those that did not make landfall would still have had a tremendous impact on coastal areas in the form of strong winds and storm surge flooding. Hurricanes pose a deadly hazard that affects millions of people in Middle America.
Figure 5.16 Screenshot of ArcGIS Online Map of 2005 Average Sea Temperature and Hurricanes by Wind Strength (Esri GeoInquiries BY-NC-SA).
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