Types of Cyclones
Based on the place of origin, cyclones are classified into multiple types. Following broad categories of Cyclone are as follows:
Tropical Cyclones
They are formed by winds funneling into low-pressure areas and evaporating warm surface water. This evaporated water vapor then rises higher and becomes a cloud formation and becomes a cloud formation around circling winds.
Mesocyclones
They are also known as “tornado factories”, which are formed due to extremely strong thunderstorms, which create a rising funnel of very high-speed winds, even higher than tropical cyclones.
Extratropical Cyclones
Also known as midlatitude cyclones, which are formed in middle latitude areas due to temperature gradients adjacent air masses.
Polar Lows
They are also referred to as Arctic Hurricanes, which form in the Arctic and Antarctic oceans. They are formed due to extremely cold air moving over slightly warmer waters.
Effects of Cyclones
In meteorological terms, a cyclone is a large air mass that has the ability to rotate around a center of focus or a center of low atmospheric pressure. Cyclones are mainly associated with inwards spiraling winds that especially rotate around the low-pressure region. The eye of the cyclone is at the center and the outer portions of the spinning storm give rise to immense wind and rainfall. The continuous rise of hot air and the filling of the gap with cold air around are the main causes of cyclones.
The warm core cyclone is a tropical or subtropical cyclone. The process of formation of cyclones is described by Tropical cyclogenesis. The same cyclone can transition between extratropical, subtropical, and tropical phases. The cyclones formed over the Atlantic and northeastern Pacific oceans are mostly referred to as hurricanes.
The major effects of a cyclone mostly include heavy rain, large storm surge, tornadoes, and strong winds. The destruction or property damage caused by the cyclone is mostly based on the intensity, location, and size of the particular cyclone. The after-effects of the cyclone mostly consist of destruction and devastation.