Hirricanetyphoon Cyclone

Hurricane, Typhoons ,Cyclones
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The most violent storms on earth, people call these storms by other names ,such as
hurricane,typhoon,cyclone.
What are the differences between a hurricane, typhoon and cyclone?
They are essentially the same type of weather phenomenon. It only depends on where the storm forms
and happens.
The World Meteorological Organization(WMO) is the responsible for coordinating the naming of
tropical cyclones globally.
Regional Naming Systems: The WMO doesn't directly assign names. Instead, it works with regional
meteorological organizations to establish naming systems for each region.
The use of different names helps to avoid confusion when discussing these storms in different parts of
the world. It's important to note that the scientific community uses the term "tropical cyclone" to refer
to all of these storms regardless of their location.
The scientific term for Hurricane, Typhoon, Cyclone is "Tropical Cyclone ".
What is Tropical Cyclone?
 Tropical Cyclone are what most people are familiar with because these are cyclones that occur
in tropical ocean regions.
 Tropical cyclone is a rotating storm system with strong winds and heavy rain that forms over
warm ocean water.
Formation of Tropical Cyclone
Tropical cyclones form only over warm ocean waters near the equator.
 To form a cyclone, warm, moist air over the ocean rises upward from near the surface. As this
air moves up and away from the ocean surface, it leaves is less air near the surface. So basically
as the warm air rises, it causes an area of lower air pressure below.
 Air from surrounding areas with higher air presure pushes in to the low pressure area. Then this
new "cool" air becomes warm and moist and rises, too. And the cycle continues.They rotate due
to the Coriolis effect, which is caused by the Earth's rotation.
 As the warmed, moist air rises and cools the water in the air forms clouds. The whole system of
clouds and wind spins and grows, fed by the ocean's heat and water evaporating from the ocean
surface.
 As the storm system rotates faster and faster:, an eye forms in the centre. It is very calm and
clear in the eye, with very low air pressure. Higher pressure air from above flows down into the
eye.
The eye is the calmest part of the storm located in the center. The entire storm rotates around the eye.
It is usually 20-40 miles in diameter.
Eyes that are less than 10 miles in diameter are known as a pinhole.
The eyewall consists of a ring of tall thunderstorms that produce heavy rains and usually the
strongest winds. Changes in the structure of the eye and eyewall can cause changes in the wind
speed, which is an indicator of the storm's intensity. the eyewall, which is typically 15 to 30 km
(10 to 20 miles) from the centre of the storm.
The Coriolis Effect cause the storms to move in circle . The rotation of earth make tropical cyclone
rotate clockwise in southern hemisphere and it make rotate counterclockwise in the northern
hemisphere.
Stages of Development:
All tropical cyclones start as tropical depression then tropical storms finally mature tropical cyclones.
 Tropical Depression: A tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds less than 39 mph (63
kmph).
 Tropical Storm: A tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds between 39 mph (63 kmph)
and 74 mph (119 kmph).
 Hurricane/Typhoon/Cyclone: A tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 74 mph (119
kmph) or higher.
Tropical Cyclone categories:

IMPACTS OF CYCLONES
The main impact of cyclone includes heavy rainfall, strong wind, large storm surges at landfall. The
destruction from a cyclone depends mainly on its intensity, its size, and its location after the cyclone has
passed, devastation often continues.
Some of the impacts of cyclones are:
WIND
The wind from a category one cyclones cause minimal damage to shrubbery and trees. Category 5
storms are the most forceful, bringing winds of more than 156mph.
this fact can rip trees from the ground and flatten buildings. Cyclones that fall in between cause varying
degree of distraction, including tearing branches from trees and destroying vegetation.
FLOODING
Cyclones can produce flooding in two ways. First, tropical cyclone frequently causes a surge in ocean
waters causing sea levels to rise above normal. These surges sometimes called tidal waves, can drown
people and animals, and are often the greatest killer in cyclone. Cyclones also can bring torrential rains
that lead to flooding.
EFFECTS OF CYCLONES
 They harm the ecosystem of the surrounding regions.

 It cause harm to human, plant and animal life.
 Communications systems are badly affected due to cyclones.
 Social costs includes, loss of life and livelihood, loss of crops leading to food scarcity.
 Education and other services destroyed, increased burden government to rebuild areas
affected, and meant for other projects must now be used repair the damage done by the
cyclones, and etc.
The satellites, built by NASA and operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), save lives by helping weather forecasters predict and warn people where and when these
severe storms will hit land.
References:
https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/weather-disturbances-71285194/71285194
https://nasaeclips.arc.nasa.gov/video/ourworld/our-world-what-is
hurricanehttp://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/A1.html
https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/cyclone-210295166/210295166
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/hurricanes/en/
https://www.official.cycle.of.waterspout tornadoesF/vk86la9h

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Hurricane, Typhoons ,Cyclones

What are the differences between a hurricane, typhoon and cyclone?

What is Tropical Cyclone?

(10 to 20 miles) from the centre of the storm.

Tropical Cyclone categories:

Some of the impacts of cyclones are:

 They harm the ecosystem of the surrounding regions.

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