tropical cyclone genesisWhile the Atlantic basin experienced the busiest hurricane season in 2020, the typhoon activity over the western North Pacific (WNP) was also record-setting with no tropical cyclone (TC)
Hurricanes are tropical cyclones. When a tropical cyclone's sustained winds reach 39 to 73 mph (63 to 118 km/h), it is considered a tropical storm and it gets a name from a list put out by the World Meteorological Organization. Once those sustained winds reach 74 to 95 mph (119 to 1...
Meanwhile, storms that develop in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean are always called tropical cyclones, regardless of their sustained wind speeds. In the Southwest Pacific or Southeast Indian Oceans, storms with hurricane or typhoon-level wind speeds, exceeding 74 mph, are called severe tropical ...
This study investigates the interannual variability of rapid intensification (RI) magnitude of western North Pacific (WNP) tropical cyclones. There is a significant correlation between basin-averaged RI magnitude during July–November and the simultaneous Western Pacific (WP) teleconnection index from 1982...
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The question of whether and to what extent global warming may be changing tropical cyclone (TC) activity is of great interest to decision makers. The prese
In other parts of the planet, more evaporation and increases in atmospheric water vapor is causing heavy precipitation and flooding. According to NOAA, experts expect that rainfall rates from tropical cyclones in particular to increase by 10%–15%.4 ...
What is the bottom of a tornado called? What kind of weather is associated with high pressure? Which of the following is true of hurricanes in the Western Atlantic: A. They are generally called cyclones or typhoons in this part of the world. B. The peak months of occurrence are from Aug...
(Hurricanes are called typhoons in the western North Pacific, and they're called cyclones in the South Pacific and Indian oceans.) What's more, hurricanes of the future will be hitting shorelines that are already prone to flooding due to the sea-level rise caused by climate change. This ...
These different molecules are called water isotopes. In large, long-lived, severe storms such as tropical cyclones or squall lines (thunderstorms that organize into lines), the rain is observed to be more depleted in heavy isotopes. Several studies have exploited this property to reconstruct the ...