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Depending on its location and strength, a tropical cyclone is called a hurricane (/ ˈ h ʌr ɪ k ən,-k eɪ n /), typhoon (/ t aɪ ˈ f uː n /), tropical storm, cyclonic storm, tropical depression, or simply cyclone. A hurricane is a strong tropical cyclone that occurs in the Atlantic Ocean or northeastern Pacific Ocean.
Hurricane Catarina was an extraordinarily rare hurricane-strength tropical cyclone, forming in the southern Atlantic Ocean in March 2004. [13] Just after becoming a hurricane, it hit the southern coast of Brazil in the state of Santa Catarina on the evening of 28 March, with winds up to 195 kilometres per hour (121 mph) making it a Category 2 ...
The tropical cyclone seasons that occur in the Southern Hemisphere are: South-West Indian Ocean tropical cyclone. Current – 2024–25 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season; Australian region tropical cyclone. Current – 2024–25 Australian region cyclone season; South Pacific tropical cyclone. Current – 2024–25 South Pacific cyclone season
Major Hurricane: A hurricane rated at a category three strength or higher. These hurricanes have speeds starting at about 111 - 129 mph. Hurricane Dorian, a category 5 hurricane in 2019 had speeds ...
Tropical cyclones that have been recorded since the start of the 1969–70 Tropical Cyclone year and have reached their peak intensity to the west of 160E are included in the list. The most intense tropical cyclone in the south Pacific, Cyclone Winston of 2016, is also the most intense storm in the Southern Hemisphere.
The biggest example of a retired hurricane name in the U.S. was Hurricane Katrina, a category 5 hurricane which devastated Louisiana and other southern states and killed almost 1,900 people in ...
The ominous eye of Hurricane Milton is visible in stunning detail from outer space in a timeplapse video released Tuesday by NASA.. From 275 miles above Earth, the powerful storm can be seen ...
Activity across the southern hemisphere's three basins (South-West Indian, Australian, and South Pacific) was fairly significant, with the regions recording 17 named storms altogether, with the most intense Southern Hemisphere cyclone of the year, Cyclone Kevin in the South Pacific basin, peaking with a central pressure of 913 hPa (26.96 inHg).