Hurricane – A Tropical Cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a fast-rotating storm system with a low-pressure core, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, high winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms causing heavy rain and squalls. A tropical cyclone is known by several names depending on its location and severity, such as a hurricane, typhoon, tropical storm, cyclonic storm, tropical depression, or simply cyclone. What is a Hurricane? A hurricane is a powerful tropical storm that forms in the Atlantic Ocean or the northeastern Pacific Ocean, whereas a typhoon form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. In the Indian Ocean, South Pacific, or (rarely) South Atlantic, such storms are referred to simply as "tropical cyclones", while such storms in the Indian Ocean can also be dubbed "strong cyclonic storms". The term "tropical" alludes to the location of these systems, which originate virtually entirely over tropical oceans. The term "cyclone" alludes to the movement of their ...