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Percentages of hurricane deaths in the United States from 1970 to 1999. The effects of tropical cyclones include heavy rain, strong wind, large storm surges near landfall, and tornadoes. The destruction from a tropical cyclone, such as a hurricane or tropical storm, depends mainly on its intensity, its size, and its location. Tropical cyclones ...
The Atlantic hurricane season has been very active this year, but most of the tropical storms and hurricanes have veered north as they crossed the Atlantic, carrying them away from Florida’s ...
The National Hurricane Center declared Helene a hurricane Wednesday morning, likely to strengthen as it moves over the Gulf of Mexico over the next day. By Thursday night, the storm is slated to ...
A study of 2020's storms of at least tropical storm-strength concluded that human-induced climate change increased extreme 3-hourly storm rainfall rates by 10%, and extreme 3-day accumulated rainfall amounts by 5%, and for hurricane-strength storms the figures increased to 11% and 8%. [35]
The February 2013 North American blizzard, also known as Winter Storm Nemo [5] [6] and the Blizzard of 2013, [7] was a powerful blizzard that developed from the combination of two areas of low pressure, [8] primarily affecting the Northeastern United States and parts of Canada, causing heavy snowfall and hurricane-force winds.
We've named hurricanes since the 1950s. So why don't we name winter storms? After all, naming weather systems goes back hundreds of years. Storms are typically named after places, dates, saints or ...
Since records began in 1851, winds from hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones have been responsible for fatalities and damage in every basin. Major hurricanes (Category 3 or above) usually cause the most wind damage. [1] Hurricane Andrew for example caused $45 billion (2005 USD) in damage, most of it wind damage. [2]
Hurricanes of all categories can produce deadly storm surge, rain-induced floods and tornadoes. Dangers explained: Hurricanes can kill from 1,000 miles away — and other terrifying dangers The ...