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Florida, the US ‘Sunshine State’ is bracing for Hurricane Milton, a Category 5 story that could make history as one of five most intense storms in Atlantic history.
Hurricane Milton is an extremely powerful tropical cyclone in the Gulf of Mexico currently approaching Florida, less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated the state's Big Bend region. |
Map showing the different names used for tropical cyclones around the world.
Hurricane categories are based on what is known as the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
It is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Straits of Florida and Cuba to the south.
About two-thirds of Florida occupies a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. It has the longest coastline in the contiguous United States.
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PRACTICE QUESTION Q.Consider the following: Cyclones Location
How many of the above-given information is correctly matched? (a) Only one (b) Only two (c) All four (d) None Answer: (b) Explanation: Pair 1 is correct: The Caribbean region is part of the Atlantic hurricane basin, which is prone to hurricanes during the Atlantic hurricane season. Pair 2 is incorrect: Most typhoons form in a region in the northwest Pacific (NOT AUSTRALIA) known as typhoon alley, where the planet's most powerful tropical cyclones most frequently develop. Pair 3 is incorrect: . Willy-Willies occurs in north-western Australia. (NOT ATLANTIC OCEAN) Pair 4 is correct: Found in the Guinea lands of West Africa and southern USA.
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