Never go near a hurricane!

A hurricane is a huge storm! It can be up to 600 miles across and have strong winds spiraling inward and upward at speeds of up to 75 to a 200 kilometers per hour.

Each hurricane usually lasts for over a week, moving 10-20 miles per hour over the open ocean. Hurricanes gather heat and energy through contact with warm ocean waters. Evaporation from the seawater increases their power.

Hurricanes rotate in a counterclockwise direction around an "eye" in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise direction in the Southern Hemisphere. The center of the storm or "eye" is the calmest part.

The hurricane only starts with light winds and fair weather but it builds up as it comes onto land causing heavy rains, strong winds and large waves which can damage anything in its way like buildings, trees and cars. The farmers will be badly affected in their livelihood when their cattle and other animals, and most especially their plantations and crops are damaged or destroyed.

People should never go near or close to a hurricane because it is very dangerous and it could kill people as much as it can destroy things and damage infrastructures and buildings.

Learning Intention: We are learning to write an explanation.

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write how a hurricane works starting with an introduction, followed by the explanation, the effects and then a concluding sentence.