A hurricane or tropical storm can cause complete destruction for those in the storm’s path. Thankfully, forecasting these weather beasts has improved greatly in the past few decades.

In this episode of Whatever the Weather, Meteorologists Kaiti Blake and Sarah Spivey detail the science behind what it takes to make a hurricane.

Do you know the difference between hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons? The ladies chat about this, too.

Sarah and Kaiti also discuss historical storms, such as the Galveston 1900 hurricane, which still stands as America’s deadliest natural disaster EVER.

For this week’s episode, Sarah and Kaiti recorded at the San Antonio Food Bank, which responds to natural disasters locally and across the state. The SA Food Bank is always open for volunteers and donations. If you’d like to contribute, please visit https://safoodbank.org/.

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