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Description

Tropical cyclones form when the energy released by the condensation of moisture in rising air causes a positive feedback loop over warm ocean waters.
Source

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Library/Hurricanes/Images/hurricane_section.gif
Date

2007-03-31
Author

Robert Simmon, NASA GSFC, Nichalp
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