EARTH SCIENCE
NATURAL HAZARDS
Question
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A tornado
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A severe storm
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A hurricane
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A cyclone
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Detailed explanation-1: -A tropical cyclone is an intense circular storm that originates over warm tropical oceans. It is also called a hurricane or a typhoon. It is characterized by low atmospheric pressure and heavy rain, and its winds exceed 119 km (74 miles) per hour.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hurricane: A tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 74 mph (64 knots) or higher. In the western North Pacific, hurricanes are called typhoons; similar storms in the Indian Ocean and South Pacific Ocean are called cyclones.
Detailed explanation-3: -These are called tropical cyclones. It originates in the Bay of Bengal in India and in many other parts of the world. Whenever these tropical cyclone occur they cause great loss of life and property due to heavy rains on the eastern coastal regions of India.