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Hurricanes |
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Depending on their location and strength, tropical cyclones
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by various other names, such as hurricane, typhoon,
tropical storm, |
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cyclonic storm, and tropical depression. |
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A tropical cyclone
(Hurricane) is a meteorological term for a storm system |
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that produces
strong wind and flooding rain |
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While tropical cyclones can produce extremely powerful winds
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rain , they are also able to produce high waves and damaging
storm surge. |
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They can produce heavy rains, and produce significant
flooding inland. |
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and storm surges can produce extensive coastal flooding |
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