What's in the Center of a Hurricane?

Tumble Science Podcast for Kids

Tumble Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Why is the center of a raging storm so… calm? Tumble listener Lydia wants to know what’s really going on in the eye of a hurricane. To find out, we’re flying into the storm — literally — with meteorologist Shirley Murillo! Shirley is a real-life “hurricane hunter” who flies in a specially equipped airplane to collect data from inside the hurricane itself! Discover how hurricanes form, and what keeps the center of the storm calm, and what Shirley learned while flying through Hurricane Katrina, one of the most impactful storms in U.S. history. Buckle up — it's going to be a wild ride! You can find a transcript of the episode and learn more about hurricane hunters on the blog at sciencepodcastforkids.com Send us your science questions to [email protected] and leave a review on Apple Podcasts with the help of a grownup! Support the show by becoming a Patreon member for just $1/month! This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number # 2415575 - Culturally Situated STEM Podcasts for Kids.

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0:00.0	Pam, are you here to game with me?
0:02.3	In a minute, Ryan, but first, it's time to share what's happening on the 10 News podcast.
0:07.1	The 10 News is a kids news podcast for curious 8 to 12-year-olds that even grown-ups can learn from.
0:12.9	What else is there to say?
0:14.3	That we cover everything from the Supreme Court in the war in Ukraine to Pokemon and Minecraft,
0:22.8	and will always tell you 10 things you need to know. And we're available wherever you get your podcasts. Is it game time now, Pam?
0:27.7	It's game time, Ryan. Let's go!
0:33.7	Hi, I'm Lindsay. And I'm Marshall. Welcome to Tumble, the show where we explore stories of science discovery.
0:39.3	Today we're going into the eye of a hurricane.
0:43.3	Oh gosh, we're traveling to the middle of a hurricane? That sounds really dangerous, and I didn't bring anything to protect me.
0:49.3	Well, it's okay because we have a real-life hurricane hunter as our guide through the storm,
0:56.0	a scientist who spent her whole life flying directly into hurricanes.
1:01.1	Wow.
1:05.9	Today's question comes from Tumble listener Lydia.
1:09.6	Hi, my name is Lydia, and my question is, why doesn't the eye of a hurricane have any
1:15.3	strong winds like the rest of the hurricane does?
1:18.6	Okay, so I mean, I know hurricanes have an eye, but can that eye blink?
1:22.6	Lydia has her own theory on why it's calm in the eye of a hurricane.
1:26.6	I think the answer is that the winds
1:29.7	are circling around one spot, and I think the scientists will find out by using their very cool
1:34.7	scientific tools. That's a pretty solid theory, and you know, very cool scientific tools,
1:39.1	like a science hammer, are really great ways to find stuff out. A science hammer?
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