Tropical storms

• Have different names depending where you are in the world

  • Typhoons - South China Sea, West Pacific Ocean
  • Hurricanes - Caribbeans Sea, Atlantic, West coast of Mexico
  • Cyclones - Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal, Northern Australia
• formation of a storm


  1. Warm, moist air rises and condenses - forming clouds
  2. more warm, moist air is drawn in
  3. the air rises rapidly in an upwards spiral, causing high winds
  4. thick clouds produces heavy rain
  5. cold air sinks to form the eye
• how are they formed

  A) Eye

  B) rain bands

  C) moist air

  
• conditions - at least 27'C
• conditions - between 5 and 15 degrees
• Coriolis force - Earths rotating force