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  2. What’s the difference between a cyclone, hurricane and ...

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    Hurricane” is a word that originated ... The term comes from the Urdu and Hindi — tūfān — and could have originated from an earlier Chinese word, tai fung, which means “great wind ...

  3. Tropical cyclone - Wikipedia

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    A tropical cyclone is the generic term for a warm-cored, non-frontal synoptic-scale low-pressure system over tropical or subtropical waters around the world. [4] [5] The systems generally have a well-defined center which is surrounded by deep atmospheric convection and a closed wind circulation at the surface. [4]

  4. Hindi–Urdu transliteration - Wikipedia

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    For literary domains, a mere transliteration between Hindi-Urdu will not suffice as formal Hindi is more inclined towards Sanskrit vocabulary whereas formal Urdu is more inclined towards Persian and Arabic vocabulary; hence a system combining transliteration and translation would be necessary for such cases. [9]

  5. Cyclone - Wikipedia

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    In meteorology, a cyclone (/ ˈ s aɪ. k l oʊ n /) is a large air mass that rotates around a strong center of low atmospheric pressure, counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere as viewed from above (opposite to an anticyclone).

  6. Atlantic hurricane - Wikipedia

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    The strongest hurricane to reach land was the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 (892 hPa). [12] The deadliest hurricane was the Great Hurricane of 1780 (22,000 fatalities). [54] The deadliest hurricane to make landfall on the continental United States was the Galveston Hurricane in 1900, which may have killed up to 12,000 people. [55]

  7. Beryl tracker update: Increasing risk of 'life-threatening ...

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    Michael Lowry, a hurricane and storm surge expert, told the Associated Press that the rapid development of Beryl marked a "very serious threat." "Beryl is an extremely dangerous and rare hurricane ...

  8. Hurricane Milton tracker: See map, forecast and status - AOL

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    The National Hurricane Center had warned that Milton was likely to strengthen into a major hurricane, defined by minimum sustained winds of 111 mph, and its status was confirmed at 8 a.m. Monday.

  9. Emergency - Wikipedia

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    An incident, to be an emergency, conforms to one or more of the following, if it: Poses an immediate threat to life, health, property, or environment; Has already caused loss of life, health detriments, property damage, or environmental damage