Explainer-How hurricanes cause dangerous, destructive storm surges
Storm surges often are the most deadly and destructive phenomena to accompany a hurricane or tropical cyclone. Here is an ...
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Cyclone Chido: What to know about storm that devastated France’s Mayotte
Anything above that is considered a tropical cyclone. The terminology can be slightly confusing. Tropical cyclones are called hurricanes when they occur in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico ...
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Fifty years ago, Cyclone Tracy flattened Darwin—and Australia's attitude to disasters changed forever
Exactly 50 years ago, on Christmas Eve 1974, Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin and left a trail of devastation. It remains one of the most destructive natural events in Australia's history. Wind speeds ...
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Hundreds feared dead in French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido, top official says
The death toll in the French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is "several hundred" and may run into the thousands, the island's top government official told a local broadcaster Sunday.
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Cyclone Chido: What we know about strongest storm to hit the French island in over 90 years
Close to a thousand people may have been killed as Cyclone Chido hit the French island of Mayotte on Saturday, according to the island's top official. It was the strongest storm in more than 90 ...