Cyclone season is typically between November and April. Tropical storms form over warm ocean waters near the equator. As this warm air rises, an area of lower air pressure is formed. As the air ...

A hurricane is another name for a powerful tropical storm that forms over warm ocean waters, characterised by strong winds, ...

How do hurricanes form? Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones begin as atmospheric disturbances, external - such as, for example, a tropical wave, an area of low pressure where thunderstorms and ...

The combination of La Niña and record warm water temperatures are expected to bring an above-average number of tropical ...

If all these factors come together, an intense hurricane can form, although the exact causes of individual storms are complex. Globally, the frequency of tropical cyclones has not increased over ...

The World Meteorological Organization maintains six rotating lists of names for hurricanes and cyclones, repeated every six years, to aid error-free forecasting and communication. This system ...

Oct. 2, 2024 — U.S. tropical cyclones, including hurricanes, indirectly cause thousands of deaths for nearly 15 years after a storm. Researchers estimate an average U.S. tropical cyclone ...

The extreme weather associated with Hurricane Milton has included tornadoes that have killed at least five in Florida’s St.

Hurricanes: A look inside the deadly storms BBC Verify: Fact checking misinformation about Hurricane Helene Hurricanes are powerful storms which develop in warm tropical ocean waters. In other parts ...