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* [http://www.carleton.ca/~tpatters/teaching/climatechange/catastrophe/hypercane.html Hurricane From Hell], Discover Magazine, April 1995 | * [http://www.carleton.ca/~tpatters/teaching/climatechange/catastrophe/hypercane.html Hurricane From Hell], Discover Magazine, April 1995 | ||
Revision as of 02:38, 3 August 2004
A hypercane is a hypothetical class of hurricane that would be formed by an asteroid impact. They are also a possible consequence of global warming.
It would be a phenomenal storm: 20 miles high, with winds approaching 500 miles an hour.
Jupiter's Great Red Spot is labeled as a hypercane.
External links
- Hurricane From Hell, Discover Magazine, April 1995
- Did storms land the dinosaurs in hot water?
Hypercane is also the name of a music band.
