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Tropical storms — known as hurricanes in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific, typhoons in the western Pacific, and cyclones in the Indian Ocean and South Pacific — are among the most powerful and destructive atmospheric hazards. They affect approximately 90 million people per year and cause average annual damages exceeding $26 billion globally (Munich Re, 2020). This lesson examines their formation, structure, impacts and management, with detailed case studies as required by the AQA specification.
Tropical storms require a very specific set of conditions to form. All six must be present:
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