Alien hurricanes could rage on other planets under conditions completely different to Earth

Hurricanes and water go hand in hand – they form over oceans, use warm moist air as an energy source, and are known to dump huge amounts of rain onto areas in their path. But researchers from Purdue University and MIT have now made a surprising discovery by tweaking a hurricane simulation – the storms can occur under much colder and drier conditions than previously thought, which may be common on other planets.

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Category: Space

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• Earth
• Exoplanet
• Hurricane
• MIT
• Planet
• Purdue University
• Severe Weather
• Simulations
• Water
• Weather

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