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hurricanes/typhoons  

Definition

  • Hurricanes and typhoons are regionally specific names referring to powerful tropical cyclones. Tropical cyclones are intense, warm-core centers of low atmospheric pressure that develop over most warm tropical oceans. [Source: Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief; Hurricanes/Typhoons]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-NWFK1CKM-F

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