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2. Effects of tropical cyclones - Wikipedia

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   Tropical cyclones. 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.

3. Tropical cyclones and climate change - Wikipedia

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   Tropical cyclones and climate change. North Atlantic tropical cyclone activity according to the Power Dissipation Index, 1949–2015. Sea surface temperature has been plotted alongside the PDI to show how they compare. The lines have been smoothed using a five-year weighted average, plotted at the middle year.

4. Tropical cyclone - Wikipedia

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   t. e. A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depending on its location and strength, a tropical cyclone is called a hurricane (/ ˈhʌrɪkən, - keɪn /), typhoon ...

5. How is climate change affecting hurricanes, typhoons and ...

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   Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones begin as atmospheric disturbances - for example a tropical wave, an area of low pressure where thunderstorms and clouds develop. As warm, moist air rises from the ...

6. Outline of tropical cyclones - Wikipedia

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   The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to tropical cyclones: Tropical cyclone – storm characterized by a large low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produces strong winds and heavy rain. Tropical cyclones develop or strengthen when water evaporated from the ocean is released as the saturated air ...

7. Hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons: What's the difference ...

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   What are the differences between a hurricane, typhoon, and cyclone? Hurricane: Used to describe a storm in the Atlantic and Northeast Pacific. Typhoon: Used to describe a storm in the Northwest ...