tropical cyclones
Warm ocean spinners
Tropical cyclones are rotating storm systems that form over warm ocean waters, characterized by low pressure centers, strong winds, and heavy rainfall.
The term encompasses hurricanes (Atlantic and eastern Pacific), typhoons (western Pacific), and cyclones (Indian Ocean)—different names for the same phenomenon based on location.
The tropical cyclone strengthened to Category 4 before making landfall.
- hurricaneViolent tropical windstorm
- typhoonWestern Pacific hurricane
- category fiveHighest storm intensity rating
- floodingOverwhelming water accumulation
- eyewallHurricane's central windband
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- meteorologyweather, rain, wind, snow, clouds
- stormsstorm, thunderstorm, hurricane, tornado, typhoon
- tropical islandsatolls, coral islands, volcanic islands, lagoons, reefs
- tropical weatherhurricane, hurricanes, typhoon, monsoon rain, rainy season
- Bay of BengalBay of Bengal, Sundarbans, Ganges Delta, Ganges River, Brahmaputra River
- MozambiqueMaputo, Gaza, provinces, Tonga, prawns
tropical cyclonescalm
Free from agitation
high-pressure systems · anticyclones · stillness · fair weather · doldrums
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