Tropical cyclone

Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi occurred in Australia on the 3rd of February 2011. It reached a marginal Category 5. The lowest air pressure was recorded at Tully Sugar Mill at 929 hPa. The heaviest rainfall was recorded at South Mission beach at 471 mm. The highest tidal surge was recorded at Cardwell of an approximate height of 5m. Yasi had a maximum wind gust of 285 km/h, and had a maximum sustained wind gust of 205 km/h. Cyclone Yasi began developing as a tropical low northwest of Fiji on the 29th of January 2011, and started tracking on a general westward track. It quickly intensified to a cyclone category to the north of Vanuatu. It then rapidly intensified to a Category 2 by 10am 31st January, then a Category 3 by 4pm on the same day. Yasi maintained Category 3 intensity for 24 hours, then was upgraded to Category 4 at 7pm on 1st February. During this time, it started to take a more west-south-westward movement and began to accelerate towards the tropical Queensland coast. At 4am 2nd February, Yasi was upgraded to a marginal Category 5 system. Yasi made landfall on the southern tropical coast near Mission Beach between midnight and 1am on 3rd February. It maintained a strong core with damaging winds and…

Tropical Cyclones Cameron Pillay Figure 1.1 Tropical cyclones. One of the wonders of nature that reassures us that god is watching our behavior. Jokes aside, hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones or even willie willies, whatever you prefer, are a massive danger to our society. The harsh winds and floods result in many deaths and major destruction to infrastructure along coastal regions(L. Dilley, J. Earle, K. Euston-Brown, G. Keats, A.Nxele, G. Ravenscroft, 2013). So how can we prepare ourselves?…

Blocking highs Blocking highs are strong high-pressure systems that form further south of Australia than normal and remain almost motionless for a long amount of time. Blocking highs mostly affect southern Australia, they can take place during any time of the year and can last from several days - several weeks. Blocking highs can impact Australia in numerous ways depending on where they occur and how strong they are, they are able to produce hot and cold spells as well as wet conditions and dry…

Hurricane Agnes was, at the time, the worst hurricane to hit the United States in recorded history. It was the second tropical cyclone and first named storm of the 1972 Atlantic hurricane season, Agnes advanced on June 14 from the interaction of a polar front and an upper trough over the Yucatán Peninsula. Primarily forming as a tropical depression, the storm directed slowly eastward and developed into the western Caribbean Sea on June 15. Once in the Caribbean, the depression began…

On February 19th, 2015 cyclone Lam had finally made landfall between Millingimbi and Elcho island in the northern territory as a category 4 cyclone. Cyclone lam had started off as a monsoon trough on February 12th over the Coral sea and moved over the Cape York peninsula and moved to the Gulf of Carpentaria. Due to warm waters and favourable outflow the monsoon trough became a category 1 cyclone on the 16th of February and was named cyclone Lam by the Bureau of Meteorology. Cyclone Lam started…

A tropical wave developed into Tropical Storm Nicole about 530 mi (850 km) northeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico, early on October 4, [29] based on an ASCAT pass revealing a well-defined surface circulation and winds of up to 50 mph (85 km/h). The NHC forecast only gradual strengthening as the storm moved slowly to the north due to weak steering currents.[112] An eye then became visible at both mid- and upper-level heights, and Nicole rapidly strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane to the south of…

and high altitude," ( "Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones..."). Because of their warm ocean water temperatures, all hurricanes are formed between the Tropic of Cancer( 23.5 degrees north latitude) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 degrees south latitude). Secondly, the formation of a hurricane has four different stages. Hurricanes start off as a bundle of tropical storms known as a tropical disturbance( "Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones..."). Once the tropical disturbance starts to whip into…

A tropical storm can change the landscape to the coastal region by destroying areas like the barrier islands and estuaries. Hurricanes can cause erosion in beaches, marsh lands and coastal cliffs, which makes the land more susceptible to damage with future storms. Protecting the coastal regions is highly important because hurricanes threaten coastal residencies and diminish any income gained from tourists. Hurricane Katrina, for example, was responsible for over 108 billion dollars in property…

Cyclones are a spinning and possibly dangerous storm. These storms bring many problems that should be mitigated. These powerful, intense spinning storms cannot be stopped, however some of the negative effects from cyclones can be mitigated. So what are cyclones and where abouts do they form? What are the effects of climate change on cyclones, will the frequency of them change? What are the negative effects and what can be done to prevent these? More awareness should be given out and buildings…

There have been so many deadly tropical storms, here is a list of the most devastating and costly. One named hurricane Opal hit Florida, Alabama, and Tennessee in 1995. It’s damage cost $5.1 billion. In 2003 hurricane Isabel hit North Carolina and impacted other banks. It costed $5.3 billion. Another was hurricane Floyd which was especially catastrophic because of the rain causing extreme flooding. It hit North Carolina and up the east coast as a Cat. 2 and travelled North. It’s damage was $6.9…