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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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Subject Reference
Current Version:
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 storms

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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 ...

tropical cyclones

tropical cyclones   Reference library

The Oxford Companion to the Earth

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2003
Subject:
Science and technology, Earth Sciences and Geography
Length:
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

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