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We are also referred to as southeast Texas.
Also, question, don't these storms serve the purpose of moving heat from the tropics?
Yes, they help maintain the global heat balance.
Hurricanes serve a distinct purpose in atmospheric balance. That purpose is to move heat from the tropics toward the poles, thus balancing the amount of heat across the Earth. Just as thunderstorms move heat from the surface to the upper levels of the atmosphere, hurricanes balance the global environment by moving heat from the equatorial regions toward the middle latitudes. This heat transfer comes in the form of "sensible heat", (heat we can feel), and "latent heat", (heat stored in the process of evaporation and later released through condensation).
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