If hurricanes emit the energy of 10,000 nuclear bombs, what inputs this much energy?

Question

NASA says that during a hurricanes lifecycle, it can expend as much energy as 10,000 nuclear bombs. Because energy can’t be created, what is the cause of that energy input?

In: Earth Science

Answer 1

The Sun. In the core of the sun, tiny hydrogen atoms are being fused into helium atoms. Einstein tells us with “E=mc^2” that you can turn mass into energy. One helium atom is actually lighter than 4 hydrogen atoms, so a bit of that mass gets turned into energy, which flies through space and hits the water, heating it, and turning it into a big storm.