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Why do mid latitude cyclones not form in tropics?
Mid-latitude cyclones depend on a relatively large temperature contrast that results from the meeting of polar and tropical air masses, which generally only occur in well, the middle latitudes. In the tropics, temperature contrasts tend to be smaller, and so are not conducive to producing mid-latitude type cyclones.
What is worst cyclone or tornado?
Such statements generally cannot be applied categorically, as the severity of impact of any of these events can vary widley. To start off, though, we must establish that a hurricane is a kind of cyclone, specifically an intense tropical cyclone. Hurricanes and other intense tropical cyclones such as typhoons are really the same thing. These storms are the most intense variety of cyclone and do have the most potential for death and destruction of all the events discussed here. However, not all tropical cyclones live up to their full destructive potential. Cyclones, including hurricanes, are large weather patterns that impact large areas. Mid-latitude cyclones are rarely as intense as even a minimal hurricane, but they can still have significant effects including blizzards, floods, and severe weather and tornado outbreaks. Tornadoes are a different phenomenon. They are small-scale weather events. Their effects are generally very localized, but the severity of damage in the small areas they hit is generally worse. So, while a hurricane may cause moderate damage across several states, a tornado can cause major damage limited to a single town.
What is the difference between hurricanes cyclones and tornadoes?
Tropical cyclone is the generic term for a hurricane. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone that occurs in the northern hemisphere in either the Atlantic Ocean or the Eastern Pacific and has sustained winds of at least 74 mph. In other parts of the world hurricane intensity tropical cyclones cyclones go by different names, such as typhoons. If a tropical cyclone has winds below 74 mph, it is called a tropical storm or tropical depression.
Which one is more dangerous a tornado or a hurricane?
They each present their own unique challenges, but if you're going to get hit a tornado is more dangerous. While death tolls in hurricanes are usually higher than in tornadoes, that is mostly because hurricanes cover a much larger area. By contrast, while tornadoes affect a much smaller area they tend to produce more severe damage and there is less warning time. When a hurricane is coming you usually have a couple day's warning, while with a tornado you have minutes, and occasionally no warning.
Difference between earthquakes hurricanes tornadoes?
An earthquake is the shaking of the ground usually triggered by the movement of sections of the earth's crust called tectonic plates. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with winds of at least 74 mph. A tropical cyclone is a large-scale tropical low pressure system with an organized circulation and is powered by evaporation from warm ocean water. Hurricanes form over the ocean and weaken if they hit land. A tornado is a violently rotating column of air extending from the base of a thunderstorm to the ground. Tornadoes are generally land-based phenomenon and are much smaller, but often more intense, than hurricanes. The average tornado is 50 yards wide, but some may be over a mile wide.
Are hurricane generally smaller than mid-Atlantic cyclones?
No all tropical storms rated as Hurricanes, Cyclones or Typhoons are stronger than any normal cyclonic storm.
Why do mid latitude cyclones not form in tropics?
Mid-latitude cyclones depend on a relatively large temperature contrast that results from the meeting of polar and tropical air masses, which generally only occur in well, the middle latitudes. In the tropics, temperature contrasts tend to be smaller, and so are not conducive to producing mid-latitude type cyclones.
Are hurricanes smaller than a mid latitude cyclone?
A cyclone is another word for a tornado, so no hurricanes are bigger
Why are tornadoes bigger then cyclones?
They are not. Tornadoes are much smaller than cyclones. A true cyclone is generally a few hundred miles across while tornadoes are rarely over a mile wide. Tornadoes are smaller because they form within individual thunderstorms while cyclones are their own weather systems.
Is a Tropical storm smaller or larger then tornadoes and hurricanes?
Tropical storms are often, but not always, smaller than hurricanes. They are much bigger than tornadoes.
What are the main differences between the tropical cyclone the mid latitude cyclone and a tornado?
Tropical cyclones, extratropical cyclones, and tornadoes are weather patterns that produce winds that rotate around a cener of low pressure in a cyclonic direction. That is clockwise in the southern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere. Tropical cyclones, the strongest of which can be called hurricanes or typhoons, are large-scale convective low pressure systems characterized by a warm core. They are driven by the convection within the thunderstorms that make them up. Tropical cyclones get their energy from the heat released as huge amounts of water vapor from warm water condenses. Such cyclones are intimately dependent on this power source and so can only form and maintain themselves over warm ocean water. Tropical cyclones that stray from these areas will weaken and either dissipate or become mid-latitude cyclones. Strong tropical cyclones will often develop a calm, sometimes clear area called an eye. Such a feature is rarely seen in mid-latitude cyclones. Tropical cyclones are generally more intense than mid-latitude cyclones, producing hurricane force winds with greater frequency, and occasionally producing winds over 150 mph. Tropical cyclones are most common in the warmer months. Mid-latitude cyclones, also called extratropical cyclones, are large-scale low-pressure systems that generally occur between 30 and 60 degrees of latitude and are characterized by a cold core. They are driven by differences in temperature along the boundaries of air masses. These weather systems are connected to fronts, or boundaries between air masses. Unlike tropical cyclone, mid-latitude cyclones are not powered by thunderstorms, though they can still produce them. Mid-latitude cyclones can develop over both land and water and can bring a variety of weather patterns depending on the conditions and time of year. In the colder months they often bring snow and somtimes blizzard conditions. In warmer months they may bring heavy rain and thunderstorms. Sometimes, blizzards occur in the cold portion of the cyclone while thunderstorms occur in the warm portion. Mid-latitude cyclones are generally not as intense as tropical cyclones, but tend to be larger in geographic extent, though they can still produce strong wind. Extratropical cyclones tend to be stronger in the colder months. A tornado is a violently rotating column of air extending from the the bases of a thnderstorm to the ground. A tornado has some characteristics of a cyclone, but is not a true cyclone. Cyclones, both tropical and extratropical, are large-scale independent storm systems typically hundreds of miles wide. A tornado is a small-scale vortex, rarely over a mile wide and usually much smaller and is dependent on a larger parent thunderstorm. while a cyclone forms and occurs over the course of days, the duration of a tornado is usually measured in minutes. Tornadoes are famous for the typically conical condensation funnel that makes many of them visible, a feature unique to tornadoes and waterspouts. Tornadoes are usually driven by rotation within a thunderstorm, most often a kind of rotating updraft called a mesyclone withing a thnderstorm called a supercell. The storms that produce tornadoes are most often found along or near the fronts associated with a mid-latitude cyclone, but can also occur with a tropical cyclone or in the absense of an organized system. Evidence now indicates that some tornadoes have a feature similar to the eye for a hurricane. A tornado does not produce its own precipitation, though it is usually accompanied by rain and sometimes by hail. As a result, the threat of a tornado comes from its wind. Air in a tornado rises rapidly, unlike the mainly horizontal wind of a cyclone, and twists on a much smaller scale. This makes tornadic winds more damaging than ordinary winds at the same speed. Tornadoes tend to be strongest and occur most frequently in the spring, but show great variability in where and when they occur. They are the most difficult storms to predict. Tornadoes are the most violent windstorms on Earth, with the strongest producing wind gusts over 300 mph.
What storms cover large areas tornadoes or hurricanes?
Hurricanes cover large areas. Tornadoes are much smaller.
Can tornadoes produce cyclones?
No. Cyclones can produce tornadoes, but not the other way around. A cyclone is a large scale system that can produce smaller storm cells. A tornado is a small scale vortex that results from such a cell.
What coordinate is closest to the Equator?
The equator is the 'zero' of latitude, so the smaller the latitude number is, the closer it is to the equator. There's no such thing as the 'smallest'. You can name any latitude you want, and no matter how small it is, I can always name a smaller one.
What is worst cyclone or tornado?
Such statements generally cannot be applied categorically, as the severity of impact of any of these events can vary widley. To start off, though, we must establish that a hurricane is a kind of cyclone, specifically an intense tropical cyclone. Hurricanes and other intense tropical cyclones such as typhoons are really the same thing. These storms are the most intense variety of cyclone and do have the most potential for death and destruction of all the events discussed here. However, not all tropical cyclones live up to their full destructive potential. Cyclones, including hurricanes, are large weather patterns that impact large areas. Mid-latitude cyclones are rarely as intense as even a minimal hurricane, but they can still have significant effects including blizzards, floods, and severe weather and tornado outbreaks. Tornadoes are a different phenomenon. They are small-scale weather events. Their effects are generally very localized, but the severity of damage in the small areas they hit is generally worse. So, while a hurricane may cause moderate damage across several states, a tornado can cause major damage limited to a single town.
What latitude coordinate is closest to the equator?
The equator is the 'zero' of latitude, so the smaller the latitude number is, the closer it is to the equator. There's no such thing as the 'closest' or smallest. You can name any latitude you want to, and no matter how small it is, I can always name a smaller one.
What happens hurricanes that travel across islands in the Caribbean?
Smaller islands such as those of the Lesser Antilles will have little effect on hurricanes. Storms that hit the larger islands such as Cuba will weaken.
