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November 1, 2008

Filed under: Hurricane History — admin @ 5:23 am

 

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Different places in the world call tropical cyclones by different names. If you click on the image at left you will see which areas use “cyclone”, which use “hurricane”, and which use “typhoon” when refering to a tropical cyclone with winds greater than 74 mph.

  

Filed under: Hurricane Types — admin @ 5:11 am

 
Hurricanes have four stages:

Tropical disturbance: rain clouds (Moist air rises and becomes cooler)
Tropical depression: thunderstorms (low pressure–winds with circular patterns
Tropical Storm: 38 miles an hour wind (storm clouds–rough seas)
Hurricane: more than 74 miles per hour wind and heavy rain (a developed eye and eye wall)

  

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