Hypercanes: The Next Big Disaster Movie?
Do you ever think of what could cause the next big extinction? How about a super massive tropical storm that sweeps over continents? Hey, it could happen! Check out this SciShow Dose to see...
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Imagine a storm so big it reaches up into the stratosphere, so wide it could cover all of North America, and so catastrophic it could wipe out almost all life on Earth. I’m not talking about Hollywood’s next big disaster blockbuster, although they might want to take notes here, I’m talking about a hypercane! One scientist hypothesized that this theoretical, super-buff kind of storm contributed to one of Earth’s mass extinction events. But could it have happened, and what would it take for it to happen again? To understand what a hypercane theoretically is, let’s talk about tropical cyclones, rotating thunderstorms that form over warm ocean water, with wind speeds of 119 kilometers per hour or more. We call them hurricanes, typhoons, and just plain...
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Imagine a storm so big it reaches up into the stratosphere, so wide it could cover all of North America, and so catastrophic it could wipe out almost all life on Earth. I’m not talking about Hollywood’s next big disaster blockbuster, although they might want to take notes here, I’m talking about a hypercane! One scientist hypothesized that this theoretical, super-buff kind of storm contributed to one of Earth’s mass extinction events. But could it have happened, and what would it take for it to happen again? To understand what a hypercane theoretically is, let’s talk about tropical cyclones, rotating thunderstorms that form over warm ocean water, with wind speeds of 119 kilometers per hour or more. We call them hurricanes, typhoons, and just plain...
