or JBSP, the wall is ostensibly meant to stop weapons of mass destruction from getting out, but since 2013 has refocused on detecting Islamic State fighters and arms smuggling, as well as refugees, on both sides of the border. When completed later this decade, the border wall will have a camera-studded high-security fence, plus a network of ground sensors and a set of fixed and mobile surveillance towers that will be able to see and detect activity five miles away on either side of the fence. The entire system funnels into a joint US-Jordanian command center, where the United States also shares additional intelligence with Jordan about external threats to the kingdom. The first phase of the JBSP, the erection of the towers, was completed in September 2009.1 and lasts until November 30. In the northeast Pacific, the season is a little longer. It goes from May 15 through November 30. Most hurricanes occur in the hottest months—July through September. In the South Pacific, which is in the Southern Hemisphere, the season is the other half of the year – November through April.

How Do Hurricanes Form?

Hurricanes only form from warm ocean water. The water’s temperature must be at least 26°C. Warm air rises from the warming ocean. The air carries water vapor, the gas form of water. The water vapor cools as it rises. It turns back into a liquid. This condensation forms clouds, releasing heat energy into the air at the same time.

The large, dark clouds high above ground are photographed by a passenger