Hurricanes Typhoons and Cyclones
Cyclone is the generic term for a low-pressure system with surface winds spinning in a circular motion. The six main types of cyclones are polar cyclones, polar lows, extratropical cyclones, subtropical cyclones, tropical cyclones, and mesocyclones. When the winds reach speeds of 74 miles per hour, a tropical cyclone might be called a hurricane or typhoon, depending on the region where it formed.
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Hurricanes and tornadoes are both damaging windstorms, but they are very different phenomena. One is a large weather system and...
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Nothing except geography. Tropical storms occur in several of the world's oceans, and except for their names, they are...
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It is the location of the storms' occurrences. Hurricanes occur in the Atlantic ocean or east of the International Date Line,...
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Simple explanation:As warm, moist air over the ocean rises up from the ocean surface, there is less air left near the surface,...
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- Hurricane: A violent wind which has a circular movement, especially found in the West Atlantic Ocean. A hurricane is actually...
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Board up the windows, find a safe place or leave, depending on your situation. Have canned food and bottled water if you stay and...
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Hurricanes and tornadoes both produce powerful, destructive winds that spiral cyclonically inwards (clockwise in the southern...
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Since 1950, meteorologists have been assigning names to all hurricanes and tropical storms that form in the western North...
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Officially it is June 1 through November 30 each year in the Atlantic Basin, and May 15 to November 30 in the Eastern Pacific....
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Tornadoes can be up to 4km across, and are usually no more than a few hundred meters wide, while Tropical cyclones are hundreds...
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How a hurricane gains its strength is by warm water, or simply heat. The warmer the water is, the more moisture is in the air....
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Emergency Management Queensland's website offers the following advice for basic action before, during and after a cyclone: Before...
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At least 1,836 people lost their lives in Hurricane Katrina and in the subsequent floods, making it the deadliest US hurricane...
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wait until its hurricane season
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70 % , mostly the area built after 1900
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Because no names start with q, x, y, or z.
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The Coriolis force is required for a cyclone to form into a tropical cyclone or hurricane. The force causes a greater deflection...
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They track across the ocean like all other weather systems. They gain energy in a complex interplay with the water, sun and...
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A hurricane can inflict a higher death toll than a tornado largely because it affects a much bigger area. Also, there are more...
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Bahamas, south Florida, Cuba, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida panhandle
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Hurricane and Typhoon Signal and Warning Comparisons Hong Kong Observatory PAGASA NHC BoM WA SES Signal One...
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Belize is too close to the equator to be at a significant risk for hurricanes. The majority of the country is at fairly low...
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Yasi is not a place, it is the cyclone's name.
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A cyclone is simply a large-scale area of low atmospheric pressure with closed cyclonic circulation. They may bring thunderstorms...
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Actually, hurricanes have struck the area, and will strike again. The reason they rarely strike New York (a category 3 storm...
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At that stage, cyclones were named alphabetically as they occurred. Because of the date it occurred, the meteorologists were up...
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Yes in Greek mythology when Poseidon is angry he stirs up a hurricane.
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The Greek word for cycle.
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There hurricanes may at some point threaten land, including small islands. They can also be a major hazard to boats and ships at...
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That is impossible to know. We can only track hurricanes as they occur and even then they are hard to predict. Currently, as of...
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Floods and severe storms with hail are the most common natural disasters in Brisbane. These storms have become increasingly...
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The term "hurricane" is just another word for a cyclone which forms in the Americas.Cyclones (including typhoons and hurricanes)...
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Typhoons start off as tropical thunderstorms. The strong winds pull in moisture from the oceans. The thunderstorms convert the...
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Hurricane Katrina? iThought that was obvious
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Arlene Bret Cindy Don Emily Franklin Gert Harvey Irene Jose Katia Lee Maria Nate Ophelia Philippe Rina Sean ...
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Hurricane Irene first formed in the Atlantic Ocean striking the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, The Bahamas, and finally the east...
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The deadliest hurricane to hit the United States was the Galveston, Texas hurricane of September 8, 1900. Between 8,000 and...
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There are several links below to information regarding what to do before a typhoon .
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The Coriolis Effect, which is a consequence of earth's rotation.
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Every year, the hurricane season officially starts on June 1 and ends on November 30.
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In many cases the stronger storms last longer than others, but there is no strict relationship.
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台風の目 /tai fuu no me/ is the Japanese term for it. 疾風の眼 (shippuu no me) and (ハリケーンの眼) (harikaan no...
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A hurricane is basically a heat-transfer mechanism for the Earth, absorbing heat in the tropics and carrying it to higher...
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The Atlantic Hurricane Season lasts from June to November. The hurricanes that affect New Orleans are Atlantic hurricanes.
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There's not enough warm water to power the hurricane and the land considerably weakens it.
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Hurricanes and tornadoes are both example of violent, rotating storms.
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Hurricane Irene formed as a tropical storm in the Atlantic Ocean about 190 miles east of the island of Dominica in the Lesser...
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Hurricanes depend on a continuous supply of moisture from warm ocean water to maintain themselves. If the storm moves over land...
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It is extremely unlikely that Katia will make landfall in Maryland, and still pretty unlikely that there will really be any...
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Hurricane Carmen occurred in 1974, and was subsequently retired due to the destruction it left behind. A Cape Verde storm...
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There is no single instrument as there are different types of natural disasters with different things that can be measured. ...
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A tsunami is a large wave or series of waves usually triggered by an underwater earthquake or landslide. Tsunamis arise from...
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Current forecasts show Tropical Storm Lee making landfall on the Gulf Coast on Sunday morning, September 4.
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The main effects of tropical cyclones include heavy rain, strong wind, large storm surges at landfall, and tornadoes. The...
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84 Hurricanes and tropical storms have hit New York state since the 17th century
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Hurricanes are steered by large scale wind currents, primarily the trade winds and encounters with high and low pressure systems....
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What is a hurricane? A hurricane is a severe tropical cyclone. In order to be a hurricane, the wind speeds must reach at least 74...
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Hurricanes with names staring in J include Jose, Joyce, Jerry, Josephine, Juan, and Julia.
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Hurricanes are named after both males and females.
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A hurricane is basically a massive heat engine that transfers the high oceanic heat content into the atmosphere by releasing that...
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Sort of, there was a Typhoon Angela (super typhoon in fact) in 1995, and a typhoon is essentially the same thing as a hurricane.
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Hurricane is the term used for a cyclone in the Americas, or the northern hemisphere. All cyclones in the northern hemisphere...
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The hurricane season for the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic ocean starts on June 1st and ends November 30th. This also applies...
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Around noon on August 28, 2011.
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The answer, of course, depends on the exact date of when someone first flew over or photographed with a satelite and area being...
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The name of the hurricane that recently affected Haiti is Tomas.
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Assuming you choose to remain in your home during the storm, there are a number of steps you should take to stay as safe and...
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Hurricane season for that Atlantic Ocean Basin (which includes the Caribbean) lat from June to November.
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hurricane catherine striked around 9:00
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It formed by a tropical storm about 200 miles off of the tropical island. As it started to move west the wave got faster and the...
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It is a gulf; as such it has warmer waters than the surrounding Atlantic Ocean. Hurricanes are formed due to a pretty complex...
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Florida gets hit by more hurricanes than any other state. Miami, Florida, has a 26% chance of a hurricane passing within 75 miles...
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Tornadoes and typhoons have the following in common: Both are types of violent storm. They both produce strong winds. The...
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Some places a cyclone occurs the most is in Bangladesh (india), Australia (Queensland).
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From the ground it can be difficult to distinguish a hurricane from a ordinary storm system at first. As a hurricane approaches...
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Hurricanes are rated on the Saffir-Simpson Scale from category 1 (weakest) to category 5 (strongest) based on sustained wind...
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September 10th, 2010
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Hurricanes destroy poor peoples homes, can cause loss of family and friends, death, and then poor people can't pay for anything,...
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A tornado is a violently rotating column of air extending from the base of a thunderstorm to the ground often made visible by a...
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Yes, it was tracked even as a tropical wave in the Atlantic for some time, even though nobody was certain where it would hit or...
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Unlike an earthquake, scientists can track and predict a hurricane as it begins to develop as they take days to form....
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Tropical cyclones (also known as hurricanes and typhoons) gain their energy from evaporation of warm ocean water. When this...
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Tropical storms and hurricanes are given names to avoid confusion when more than one storm is being followed at the same time. A...
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Climate change.
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Please don't tease. Cliff Richards and The Shadows. " You love me like a hurricane then you start to freeze "
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It could be that the tropical oceans will become warmer with a simultaneous decrease in upper atmosphere temperature, which will...
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-- Hurricane: a violent wind which has a circular movement, especially found in the West Atlantic Ocean. A hurricane is actually...
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The violent storms known as hurricanes in the Americas, cyclones in the Pacific and typhoons in Asia form out at sea, usually...
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Indirectly, yes. Sometimes, when people are in the eye of a hurricane they will go outside thinking the storm is over only to be...
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Hurricane Irene made landfall in North Carolina on Saturday morning, August 27, 2011. It continued up the east coast the rest of...
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Not in the foreseeable future. The name Sophia does not appear on any lists of current hurricane names. But if a storm with a...
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