Typhoons or cyclones are large, often destructive tropical storms similar to the western hemisphere's hurricanes. From Japan to India, millions of lives are at risk from typhoons, because of their high wind speeds, intense rainfall, and sea...

Hurricanes, called typhoons or tropical cyclones in the Far East, are intense cyclonic storms which form over warm tropical waters, and generally remain active and strong only while over the oceans. Their intensity is marked by a distinct spiraling...

A strong wind defined by the World Meteorological Organization as registering force 12 on the BEAUFORT SCALE, i.e. having a wind speed equal to or in excess of 64 knots (120...

Tropical cyclones are large circulating storm systems consisting of multiple bands of intense showers and thunderstorms and extremely high winds. These storm systems develop over warm ocean waters in the tropical regions that lie within about...

Effects Watches and warningsStorm surge - Notable stormsRetired hurricanes (Atlantic -...

TROPICAL CYCLONE STRENGTH Tropical cyclone (TC) forecasters typically focus on track and intensity, with the latter equated with either the minimum central pressure or the maximum sustained winds found in the eyewall. An additional trait is the horizontal extent of the high winds,...

Among the many possible effects of global warming, changes in tropical cyclone characteristics are the most controversial. While the latest climate models can generate vortices that look rather like tropical cyclones and have previously been used to suggest that tropical cyclones might become slightly...

Hawaii and the rest of the central Pacific face a slightly below-average hurricane season this summer, with just two or three tropical cyclones expected, federal forecasters said Monday.With sea surface temperatures lower than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Central Pacific Hurricane Center predicted...

Hurricane Flossie strengthened to a Category 4 storm Saturday as it spun more than 1,000 miles south of Hawaii.At 5 a.m. HST, Flossie had intensified with maximum sustained winds near 132 mph, and was about 1,100 miles southeast of Hilo, Hawaii. Flossie was upgraded to...

Essay provides general information on hurricanes.

A descriptions of hurriances, or tropical cyclones, and how they are formed. Descriptions of the classification of hurricanes. The life cycle of a hurricane from formation to its breakup are described.

A look at the factors that affected the U.S. and world economies following Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma in 2005. These three natural disasters increased the cost and affected the supply and demand for products and services, including gasoline, lumber, and trade in general.