Summarization
When you summarize a story, you retell it in a much
shorter way. A summary tells the main idea of something.
It doesn't give all the details found in the story.
What is a Hurricane?
A hurricane is a very powerful type of cyclonic storm. The name
"hurricane" is given to storms that start over the Atlantic or the
eastern Pacific Oceans. These same types of extreme, cyclonic
storms also happen in other oceans of the world, but are called by
other names. In the northwest Pacific they're called typhoons, and
in most of the rest of the world, they are called cyclones. They all
have wind speeds that are usually greater than 75mph. These wind
speeds travel in a circular pattern with a central point around which
the storms' energy moves (called the 'eye of the storm').
These types of storms develop over warm, tropical oceans, taking
their energy from the evaporation of sea water. Hurricanes weaken
as they move over land because they rely on the warm seas to
supply their energy through evaporation. Land also has a rougher
surface than the ocean (due to changes in elevation and surface).
When the winds of a hurricane meet with friction from the land
surface the storm loses its power.
adapted from http://www.extremescience.com
Summary of Story
Hurricanes are powerful storms that usually start in the
Atlantic or Pacific Oceans and rely on the ocean for their
power and energy.