Cyclones

Hurricanes are known by different names around the world. In Japan they are Typhoons, while Australians call them Cyclones.

Cyclones can be very dangerous.

Hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons all refer to the same weather phenomenon.

Marine biologist Lara Muaves witnessed the impact of climate change firsthand this year, when two devastating cyclones tore through her native Mozambique, leaving hundreds dead, including her best friend.

There are no cyclones in Algeria.

“Droughts, intense rainfalls, cyclones, rising sea levels — all of these things conspire almost uniquely against sub-Saharan Africa,” explained Orme.

While working for the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, he designed and built the second tide prediction machine which was used for over thirty years, wrote numerous theoretical treatises on tides and tidal currents, and published a series of essays in Coast and Geodetic Survey annual reports on such topics as “Meteorological Researches: Cyclones, Tornadoes, and Water-Spouts”.

The strong hurricanes bearing down on the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico this year have caused renewed interest in predicting these violent tropical cyclones. Forecasting them has improved significantly in the last 25 years, providing more lead time for evacuation and other protective measures. But, it is still an imprecise science that needs a lot of fine-tuning.