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  2. Effects of tropical cyclones - Wikipedia

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    The exports and imports are halted in sea ports due to the cyclone. Some people lose their jobs as well. A mature tropical cyclone can release heat at a rate upwards of 6×10 14 watts. [1] Tropical cyclones on the open sea cause large waves, heavy rain, and high winds, disrupting international shipping and, at times, causing shipwrecks. [2]

  3. Explainer-What are bomb cyclones and how do they form? - AOL

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    A dangerous weather phenomenon called a bomb cyclone that occurs in mid-latitudes - between Earth's tropics and the polar regions - can bring strong and damaging winds, torrential rains, heavy ...

  4. Cyclone - Wikipedia

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    A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and flooding rain. [45] A tropical cyclone feeds on heat released when moist air rises, resulting in condensation of water vapour contained in the moist air. [45]

  5. List of severe weather phenomena - Wikipedia

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    Cyclones. Extratropical cyclone. European windstorms; Australian East Coast Low "Medicane", Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones; Polar cyclone; Tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, typhoon, or just "cyclone" Subtropical cyclone; Australian east coast low; Explosive cyclogenesis or weather bomb; Dust storm. Haboob; Dust devil; Sandstorm ...

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

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    The proportion of tropical cyclones reaching category four and five may increase by around 10% if global temperature rises are limited to 1.5C, increasing to 13% at 2C and 20% at 4C, the IPCC says ...

  7. Portal:Tropical cyclones - Wikipedia

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    The Non-tropical storms task force coordinates most of Wikipedia's coverage on extratropical cyclones, which tropical cyclones often transition into near the end of their lifespan. The Floods task force takes on the scope of flooding events all over the world, with rainfall from tropical cyclones a significant factor in many of them.

  8. Tropical cyclone - Wikipedia

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    Extratropical cyclones can also be dangerous when their low-pressure centers cause powerful winds and high seas. [120] A subtropical cyclone is a weather system that has some characteristics of a tropical cyclone and some characteristics of an extratropical cyclone. They can form in a wide band of latitudes, from the equator to 50°.

  9. Extreme weather - Wikipedia

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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.