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Tropical Cyclone
Sander Luts ISP217
Names according to region
Typhoon
Northwestern Pacific Ocean,
Indian Ocean
Hurricane
Atlantic Ocean,
Northeastern Pacific Ocean
Tropical Cyclone,
Severe Cyclonic Storms
Information
A tropical cyclone can be
100 - 2000 km in diameter
The center of the hurricane
causes most of the damage
A hurricane gets it's power
from water vapor
A hurricane can die out if
the water and vapor around it
is cooled down
Thus global warming can contribute
to bigger and more powerful natural disasters
Hurricanes can be predicted since
they occur at certain times
for example, a hurricane is most likely
to be formed June 1 - Nov. 30th In the Northern Atlantic
What is needed to form a hurricane?
Water temperature has to be around 25-26 degrees Celsius
Humidity contributes to formation of a hurricane
Wind, which starts off the hurricane
Pressure difference to start and keep the hurricane spinning
History and stats
Over the past two centuries, hurricanes have caused about 1.9 million deaths
Most of those deaths were caused by the rising sea level
In 1970, the Bhola cyclone killed more than 300 000 people
So far, Hurricane Harvey caused the most damage, estimated at 198.6 billion US dollars