Hurricane Milton strengthens to Category 5 as residents told to evacuate over storm surge fears
More than a million people have to ordered to evacuate from its path - with a further six million put under hurricane watch warning.
"The effects of that, not just from the storm surge but from wind damage and debris, will be really, really significant. Almost the entirety of Florida's west coast was under a hurricane warning early Tuesday as the Category 4 storm and its 155mph winds crept toward the state at 9mph. North of the equator they spin anticlockwise because of the rotation of the earth, however, they turn the opposite way in the southern hemisphere.Warm, moist air rises away from the surface, creating a low-pressure system that sucks in air from surrounding areas - which in turn is warmed by the ocean.The system grows and spins faster, sucking in more air and feeding off the energy in seawater that has been warmed by the sun.
Tropical cyclones usually weaken when they hit land as they are no longer fed by evaporation from the warm sea.
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