Hurricanes wild weather

Hurricanes a nonfiction book by Lorraine Jean Hopping tells about all the crazy facts about the most storms on planet earth. To start, did you know that you have to fly through a hurricane seven times? Also, a hurricane releases more than a hydraulic bomb every minute. Next, pilots can only see instruments when in or by a hurricane, so they can't see where they are going.  Lastly, a hurricane has an eye that can range up to 20-40 miles in diameter. \

After reading this I was wondering about a lot of hurricane-related questions. To start, how long do they last? How high do the winds get? Also, when did the first ever hurricane happen? Were there hurricanes during the ice age? Those were my questions about the book.