Multiple choice general knowledge

In ten minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined!

  1. True

  2. False
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Explanation

A mature hurricane releases energy through condensation and wind at an enormous rate - estimated at around 50-200 exajoules per day, or 600 trillion watts continuously. In just 10 minutes, this energy output exceeds the combined explosive yield of all the world's nuclear weapons stockpiles, which is estimated at roughly 5-7 exajoules total.

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