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Chapter 2
Understanding
Hurricanes
Hurricanes form over warm ocean
water. The air above the water
warms and rises. Cool air replaces
it. The water heats this air, too.
As more warm air rises, huge
clouds form. The clouds spin.
As Hurricane Katrina neared land,
its clouds were 415 miles (668 km)
across.
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