epicenter
Epipelagic Zone
The Iowa State Cyclones got the name "Cyclones" when the took out Northwestern 37 to 0. The next day the headline said "Northwestern taken out by a Cyclone". That's when Iowa State decided that Cyclones would be a fitting name for them.
The western and central part of Africa lies in a tropic zone. These areas have a climate that can lead to tropical cyclones.
Where does the name lomax originate from?
Another word for tornado is also called cyclones.
Cyclones!
You give them a name so that historians know which hurricane did what.
Where does the last name Goldsberry originate from?
Where did the last name plater originate from?
what does demont originate from
Quite simply, Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi was so named because it is a Fijian name, meaning 'sandalwood', and the cyclone started as a tropical low near Fiji. It was named by the Fiji Meteorological Service. Not all cyclones which hit the Australian coastline originate in Australian waters. Those which originate in Australian waters are given more 'Australian', or English-sounding names.
Tropical cyclones do not occur near the equator, roughly within 5 degrees latitude north and south of it. This is because the Coriolis force, which is needed for their formation, is very weak in this region. As a result, tropical cyclones are extremely rare in this equatorial zone.