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List Of Storms Named Mike
The name Mike has been used for three tropical cyclones worldwide: one in Atlantic hurricane, the AtlanticOcean, one in Typhoon, the WesternPacificOcean and one in South Pacific tropical cyclone, the SouthernPacificOcean. In the Atlantic: * Tropical Storm Mike (1950) – was not officially recognized as a tropical storm until 2014. In the WestPacific: * Typhoon Mike (1990) (T9025, 27W, Ruping) – a Category5-equivalent typhoon that made landfall in the Philippines, becoming the costliest tropical cyclone to affect the country at the time. ''Mike'' was List of retired Pacific typhoon names, retired from future usage in the WestPacific after the 1990 season and replaced by ''Typhoon Manny, Manny'' for subsequent seasons. In the SouthPacific: * Cyclone Mike (2014) – affected the Cook Islands. See also * List of storms named Ike – a similar name that has been used in two tropical cyclone basins * List of storms named Michael – a similar name that has also been used in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tropical Cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure area, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depending on its location and strength, a tropical cyclone is called a hurricane (), typhoon (), tropical storm, cyclonic storm, tropical depression, or simply cyclone. A hurricane is a strong tropical cyclone that occurs in the Atlantic Ocean or northeastern Pacific Ocean. A typhoon is the same thing which occurs in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. In the Indian Ocean and South Pacific, comparable storms are referred to as "tropical cyclones". In modern times, on average around 80 to 90 named tropical cyclones form each year around the world, over half of which develop hurricane-force winds of or more. Tropical cyclones tropical cyclogenesis, typically form over large bodies of relatively warm water. They derive their energy through the evaporation of water ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
