During the deep summer and early fall, all eyes are on the tropics in areas prone to hurricane activity. Most storms begin as “invests,” or areas of rain shower and thunderstorm activity that is ...

There are many forms of cyclones in the weather world that can create weather phenomena for meteorologists to study. The term ...

Do you know the differences between hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons? The latest Science Behind the Forecast walks us through the differences. Bill Burton: It's time for us to take a look at the ...

As one of the most destructive types of natural disaster, tropical cyclones have long been a key focus in disaster prevention and mitigation efforts. However, when tropical cyclones migrate into the ...

University of Birmingham provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. Bangor University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. When a major cyclone tears through an ...

Graphical abstract depicts the contrasting upper-ocean responses to pre-monsoon (red tracks) and post-monsoon (blue tracks) cyclones in the Bay of Bengal. Pre-monsoon cyclones occur over slightly ...

Madagascar is an island that’s no stranger to natural disasters, in particular cyclones. This is because it’s located in the south-west Indian Ocean cyclone basin, a region of the Indian Ocean where ...

For the first time in over 26 years, three tropical cyclones are active simultaneously in the South Pacific. This vast region, which stretches from the Coral Sea in the west to the Pitcairn Islands in ...