List Of Storms Named Zuman
The name Zuman has been used for two tropical cyclones in the South Pacific Ocean. * Cyclone Zuman (1987) – a short-lived and weak storm that did not approach any islands * Cyclone Zuman (1998) – a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone that formed near Vila and struck Espiritu Santo, bringing heavy damage to the island {{DEFAULTSORT:Zuman South Pacific cyclone set index articles ...
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Tropical Cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depending on its location and strength, a tropical cyclone is referred to by different names, including hurricane (), typhoon (), tropical storm, cyclonic storm, tropical depression, or simply cyclone. A hurricane is a strong tropical cyclone that occurs in the Atlantic Ocean or northeastern Pacific Ocean, and a typhoon occurs in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. In the Indian Ocean, South Pacific, or (rarely) South Atlantic, comparable storms are referred to simply as "tropical cyclones", and such storms in the Indian Ocean can also be called "severe cyclonic storms". "Tropical" refers to the geographical origin of these systems, which form almost exclusively over tropical seas. "Cyclone" refers to their winds moving in a circle, whirling round ...
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