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    September is the most active month for hurricanes. Tell me, can two hurricanes collide, and ultimately merge into two larger hurricanes? What would the catastrophe be?

    Question #38181. Asked by greg9570. (Aug 29 03 9:20 PM)


    Linus_337

    		A similar question was asked at the site detailed below.

    It states that tropical storms rarely collide head-on - the last time being in 1995, when Hurricane Iris merged with Tropical Depression Karen.

    The short answer appears to be that there are a number of possibilities, including:

    1. One or both storms may break up.
    2. They may spin in a mutual orbit around each other.
    3. One may overwhelm the other.
    4. They may head off in different directions.

    Alas, a definitive answer is not provided and much is speculative:

    http://www.earthsky.com/2000/es000609.html

    Aug 30 03, 4:21 PM

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