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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 ...
United States Central Pacific Hurricane Center: Equator northward, 140°W – 180° [1] Western Pacific: Japan Meteorological Agency PAGASA (unofficial) Equator – 60°N, 180 – 100°E 5°N – 21°N, 115°E – 135°E [2] [3] North Indian Ocean: India Meteorological Department: Equator northward, 100°E – 40°E [4] Southern Hemisphere ...
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.
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 ...
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
2017† – was the strongest off-season tropical cyclone in the Southern Hemisphere during the month of May. Dora; 1947 – a Category 4 typhoon, hit Philippines. 1956 – Tropical storm that caused 27 deaths in Mexico. 1964† – a Category 4 hurricane tha made landfall near St. Augustine, Florida, with winds of 110 mph (175 km/h).
That means the sun’s warmth and light fall unequally on the northern and southern halves of the planet. During the equinox, the Earth’s axis and its orbit line up so that both hemispheres get ...
Hurricane Jova, churning west across the open Pacific Ocean, strengthened into a major Category 5 hurricane for a time from Wednesday evening into Thursday morning in the Eastern Pacific. However ...