Concept information
Preferred term
hurricanes/typhoons
Definition
- Hurricanes and typhoons are regionally specific names referring to powerful tropical cyclones. Tropical cyclones are intense, warm-core centers of low atmospheric pressure that develop over most warm tropical oceans. [Source: Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief; Hurricanes/Typhoons]
Broader concept
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/hurricanes_typhoons
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