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Hurricanes are rotating tropical storms that form over warm waters These powerful storms can affect Canada environmentally socially and economically There are 5 categories of hurricanes that can be measured on the Saffir Simpson hurricane scale based on the wind speed of the hurricane which can also define what category the hurricane is A category 1 hurricane has drastic differences than a category 5 hurricane For instance category 1 hurricanes have wind speeds that are between 74 mph to 95 mph where as a category 5 hurricane has sustained wind speeds that are greater than 155 Longe 431 433 Hurricanes can create minimal damage but can also cause some major destructive damage as well Climate change contributes to hurricanes in a big way for many reasons If there are warmer sea surface temperatures it can increase tropical wind speeds
