Usually a word or concept can be defined in just one sentence. A definition essay, however, needs to be several paragraphs. Therefore, the definition must be extended to include examples, details, personal experience, description, causes, effects, analysis, etc.
Global Warming Causes More Hurricanes. It could be that the tropical oceans will become warmer with a simultaneous decrease in upper atmosphere temperature, which will cause stronger convection, which will help tropical storms to become more organized and stronger so there will be stronger hurricanes.
1 Explain how the ocean might influence and affect local weather and climate, given a specific location (on the planet near the ocean) and the local ocean currents. 2  Describe the cause of hurricanes and explain why they usually occur within specific regions during certain times of the year.