SSC
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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What is a powerful, hurricane-like storm in East Asia?
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Tsunami
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Cyclone
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Monsoon
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Typhoon
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The most intense storm by lowest pressure and peak 10-minute sustained winds was Typhoon Tip, which was also the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in terms of minimum central pressure. Storms with a minimum pressure of 900 hPa (26.58 inHg) or less are listed.
Detailed explanation-2: -Known as the world’s deadliest tropical cyclone, the Great Bhola Cyclone of 1970 killed up to 500, 000 people in present-day Bangladesh (East Pakistan at the time).
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