- Cyclone - Wikipedia
The term cyclone comes from the Greek word κύκλος (kýklos, meaning "circle" or "ring" in Ancient Greek), due to the spiraling nature of a cyclone's winds [15]
- Tropical cyclone | Definition, Causes, Formation, and Effects | Britannica
What is a tropical cyclone? A tropical cyclone is an intense circular storm that originates over warm tropical oceans It is also called a hurricane or a typhoon It is characterized by low atmospheric pressure and heavy rain, and its winds exceed 119 km (74 miles) per hour
- Icy snow storm flirts with bomb cyclone status - USA TODAY
Snow storm flirts with bomb cyclone status Meteorologists remain somewhat divided over the Dec 2 storm's forecast, and whether it could wind up qualifying as a bomb cyclone
- Hurricanes, Cyclones, and Typhoons Explained - Education
Called hurricanes when they develop over the North Atlantic, central North Pacific, and eastern North Pacific, these rotating storms are known as cyclones when they form over the South Pacific and Indian Ocean, and typhoons when they develop in the Northwest Pacific
- Hundreds Dead After Cyclone, Flooding Slam Asia | Weather. com
Cyclone Ditwah, Other Flooding Leave Hundreds Dead In Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia And Thailand It was some of the worst flooding Sri Lanka has seen in decades Here's what we know so far
- Tropical cyclone - World Meteorological Organization
Tropical cyclones are also called hurricanes or typhoons, depending on the region A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm that begins over tropical oceans, and they can vary in speed, size, and intensity Tropical cyclones are the second-most dangerous natural hazards, after earthquakes
- Tropical Cyclone Introduction - National Oceanic and Atmospheric . . .
A tropical cyclone is a warm-core low pressure system, without any front attached, that develops over the tropical or subtropical waters and has an organized circulation
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm Watches, Warnings, Advisories and Outlooks
Information on NWS tropical cyclone watch, warning, advisory, and outlook products is detailed below For more details on all NHC products, see the National Hurricane Center Product User's Guide
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