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Tropical Storm Isis
The name Isis was used for six tropical cyclones worldwide: five in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and one in the South-West Indian Ocean. In the Eastern Pacific Ocean: * Hurricane Isis (1980) – a Category 2 hurricane that paralleled the coast of Mexico but did not affect any land areas. * Tropical Storm Isis (1986) – a short-lived tropical storm which stayed at sea. * Tropical Storm Isis (1992) – a strong tropical storm that remained in the open ocean. * Hurricane Isis (1998) – a short-lived Category 1 hurricane which became the only landfalling hurricane during the 1998 Pacific hurricane season, 1998 season, killing 14 in Mexico. * Hurricane Isis (2004) – a Category 1 hurricane that affected no land areas. The name ''Isis'' Name changes due to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, was removed from the Eastern Pacific's naming list in 2015, due to the name's association with the Islamic State, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which was often called ISIS by the media ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
