The Emergence Machine

Hurricane

abstract · Earth Science · Level 5 · E3

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

A hurricane is a massive storm system that forms over warm ocean waters, characterized by strong winds and heavy rainfall.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “hurricane” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “hurricane”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
huracan
Origin language
Spanish

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

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Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Energy L0 (requires)
    Powerful rotating tropical storm -- requires understanding of energy
  • Storm L3 (requires)
    A hurricane is a massive rotating storm system with extreme winds
  • Atmosphere L4 (requires)
    A hurricane is a rotating storm system that forms and operates in the atmosphere
  • Cloud L4 (requires)
    A rotating, organized system of clouds and thunderstorms that forms over warm ocean waters in the tropics, fueled by the release of enormous amounts of energy from the warm waters.
  • Ocean L4 (requires)
    Hurricanes draw energy from warm ocean water to sustain their power
  • Geology L5 (requires) mutual
    hurricane is an earth science concept.