Tropical cyclone

A tropical cyclone is a big storm that forms over warm ocean waters. It has strong winds and heavy rain. These storms can be very dangerous and cause a lot of damage. For example, Hurricane Katrina was a powerful tropical cyclone that hit the United States in 2005. It caused a lot of flooding and destroyed many homes and buildings. Tropical cyclones are measured by their wind speed. A cyclone with winds of 74 mph or higher is considered a hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean, while in the Pacific Ocean it is called a typhoon. One verifiable fact is that the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded was Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the Philippines in 2013 with winds of 195 mph. It caused widespread devastation and thousands of deaths.