Hurricanes maintain roughly constant intensity until they reach land, when they gradually dissipate.

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Hurricanes often fluctuate in intensity due to various factors such as sea surface temperature, wind shear, and interaction with land. They can intensify or weaken over water, and typically lose strength quickly once they make landfall due to the loss of the warm ocean water as their energy source.

Hurricanes Maintain Roughly Constant Intensity Until They Reach Land, When