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What role does the ocean play in the formation of hurricanes?

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Tropical storms like hurricanes form over warm ocean waters, which supply the energy for hurricanes and typhoons to grow and move, often over land.

Hurricanes take in the heat from warm waters, which gives them power. In the clouds, water condenses and forms droplets, releasing even more heat

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