News Encyclopedia: Tropical cyclone - what is it?

Hurricane Catarina, March 26 2004

Hurricane Catarina, March 26 2004 Source: NASA (Public Domain)

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Earlier this week, tropical cyclone Debbie devastated Northern Queensland. But how does a tropical cyclone form? And is there any differences between cyclone, typhoon, and hurricane? Winmas Yu explains in this episode of News Encyclopedia.

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