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Dynamic Earth: Hurricanes, Typhoons and Cyclones

Hurricanes, Typhoons and Cyclones

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How and Why
Hurricane Katrina - Case Study
Typhoons in the Philippines - Case Study
Cyclone Idai - Mozambique - Case Study

How and Why

Hurricanes, Cyclones, And Typhoons Explained
Centuries ago European explorers learned the indigenous word hurakan, signifying evil spirits and weather gods, to describe the storms that battered their ships in the Caribbean.

Hurricanes Explained
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Hurricane Safety Tips and Resources
Hurricanes are among nature's most powerful and destructive phenomena.
Hurricane Safety Tips, Explained
These huge, churning storms can spell disaster. Here's what to do, and not to do, during a hurricane.
Scientific Explanation of Typhoons
A typhoon by any other name still spins as fast. That's because the typhoon definition is the same as that of a hurricane, cyclone or tropical storm: a giant, rotating system of clouds and storms characterized by low pressure and intensely strong winds.

Hurricane Ian Could Gain Strength Rapidly. Here's Why.
Early on Monday, Hurricane Ian was a tropical storm with heavy rain and winds of at least 73 miles per hour. But experts say the storm is gaining power rapidly and, if recent history is any guide, it could intensify dangerously as it nears Cuba as soon as Monday night.

Typhoons in the Philippines

Tropical Storm Case Study - Typhoon Rai
Typhoon Rai (also known locally as “Odette”) was a tropical storm that affected the Philippines in December 2021. The Philippines is an emerging country in Southeast Asia.
Typhoon Haiyan Case Study
Typhoon Haiyan, a category five typhoon, struck the Philipines on 8th November 2013 at 4.40 am. The tropical storm originated in the northwest Pacific Ocean. It is one of the most powerful typhoons to affect the Philippines.
Improving Cyclone Warning - Case Study: Philippines
Better cyclone prediction is a focus of international weather research. This case study of a 2009 typhoon that narrowly missed the Philippines gives a portrait of the scope for ensemble forecasting.
Typhoon Haiyan
The Philippines consists of a group of islands in the South China Sea. The country regularly suffers from large typhoons that move in from the south west every year during the tropical storm season. This case study is about Typhoon Haiyan, which is unofficially the fourth most intense tropical cyclone ever observed.

The Challenge of Natural Hazards: Typhoon Haiyan
Typhoon Haiyan was a category 5 super typhoon that hit areas of Southeast Asia in November 2013, particularly affecting the Philippines. The typhoon was one of the most powerful and devastating tropical storms on record.

Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina Explained
Hurricane Katrina was the costliest storm in U.S. history, and its effects are still felt today in New Orleans and coastal Louisiana.
Hurricane Katrina: 10 facts about the deadly storm and its legacy
Hurricane Katrina, the tropical cyclone that struck the Gulf Coast in August 2005, was the third-strongest hurricane to hit the United States in its history at the time. With maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, the storm killed a total of 1,833 people and left millions homeless in New Orleans and along the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane, or Tropical Cyclone, Katrina struck the southeastern United States in late August 2005. The hurricane and its aftermath claimed more than 1,800 lives, and it ranked as the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history.
In depth - Hurricane Katrina
Collection of reports, features, guides, opinion pieces and eyewitness accounts gathered by BBC News, Special Reports.

Hurricane Katrina: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Hurricane Katrina was one of the strongest storms to impact the coast of the United States during the last 100 years. With sustained winds during landfall of 125 mph (110 kts) (a strong category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale) and minimum central pressure the third lowest on record at landfall (920 mb), Katrina caused widespread devastation along the central Gulf Coast states of the US. Cities such as New Orleans, LA, Mobile, AL, and Gulfport, MS bore the brunt of Katrina's force and will need weeks and months of recovery efforts to restore normality.

Cyclone Idai - Mozambique

Cyclone Idai: Satellite Images Show the Extent of Flooding Around Beira
New satellite images of the Mozambican port city of Beira have revealed the vast scale of flooding, as rescuers race to reach tens of thousands of people trapped by flood waters from Cyclone Idai.
Cyclone Idai: How the Storm Tore into Southern Africa
Rescue workers are continuing the search for survivors of Cyclone Idai, which swept through Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe last week, destroying towns and villages in its path.
Cyclone Idai
Cyclones are tropical storms that occur in the Indian Ocean. Cyclone Idai is the strongest tropical cyclone on record to affect Africa and the Southern Hemisphere.
Cyclone Idai and Kenneth Cause Devastation and Suffering in Mozambique
On 14 March, tropical Cyclone Idai made landfall at the port of Beira, Mozambique, before moving across the region. Millions of people in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe have been affected by what is the worst natural disaster to hit southern Africa in at least two decades.
2019 Cyclone Idai: Facts, FAQs, and How to Help
Cyclone Idai made landfall near Beira city, Mozambique, on March 14, 2019, as a Category 2 storm. Its heavy rains and strong winds led to flash flooding, hundreds of deaths, and massive destruction of property and crops. Less than six weeks later, on April 25, Cyclone Kenneth dealt a hard blow to northern Mozambique about 600 miles north of Idai’s impact zone.
Cyclone Idai could be the Deadliest Tropical Cyclone to Hit Africa.
Tropical Cyclone Idai ripped through Mozambique as a high-end Category 2 storm with 175 kph (110 mph) winds last week before moving inland into Zimbabwe and Malawi, affecting 1.5 million people in its wake.