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Tropical Cyclones In a Warming World

Tropical Cyclones In a Warming World   Reference library

The Oxford Companion to Global Change

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2009
Subject:
Science and technology, Environmental Science, Social sciences, Environment
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986 words
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Tropical cyclones (hurricanes) are a major hazard for human communities and have a whole series of environmental consequences, including increased

tropical cyclones

tropical cyclones   Reference library

The Oxford Companion to the Earth

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Current Version:
2003
Subject:
Science and technology, Earth Sciences and Geography
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1,804 words
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Tropical cyclones are the single most damaging weather events anywhere in the world, with, on average, between 4000 and 5000

tropical storms

tropical storms   Quick reference

M. V. Angel

The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea (2 ed.)

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2007
Subject:
History, Social sciences
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321 words
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develop when the upper 50 metres (165 ft) or more of tropical ocean warms to over 26.5°C (80 °F) in regions that are over 500 kilometres (300 mls) from the equator, where ...

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