cyclones
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Environment
Climate, migration and conflict combine to produce ‘deadly’ severe tropical cyclones like Chido
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Cyclone Chido was a “strong tropical cyclone” equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean. It made landfall on Mayotte, a small island northwest of Madagascar, on December 14, producing wind gusts close to 155 mph (250 kph). It then struck Mozambique in East Africa with the same ferocity. The storm bypassed north of…
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Earth
What happens in the ocean when two cyclones collide?
Shows the best tracks of TC Seroja (red label) and TC Odette (blue label) by wind speed (color) and barometric pressure (dot size). Credit: Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography (2024). DOI: 10.16993/tellusa.4083 In April 2021, two tropical cyclones, Serroha and Odette, collided in the Indian Ocean off northwestern Australia. Two researchers from Oldenburg University are currently studying how this…
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Science
Why are hurricanes like Milton in the US and cyclones in Australia becoming more intense and difficult to predict?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Tropical cyclones, known as hurricanes and typhoons in other parts of the world, have recently caused significant damage in many places. The United States was just hit by Hurricane Milton less than two weeks after Hurricane Helen. Climate change may have exacerbated the effects. Tropical cyclone season (November to April) is approaching in Australia. The Japan…
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