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28/08/22 08:20 AM IST

Tropical Storm ‘Ma-on’

In News 
  • Recently, a tropical storm hit the northern Philippines, injuring at least three people and displacing thousands.
About Ma-on
  • Tropical Storm ‘Ma-on’ weakened slightly after passing through the mountainous northern provinces after reaching the city of Maconakon in Isabella, according to meteorologists. The strongest impact of the storm was felt in the northern tip of the Luzon region.
  • It is a rapidly rotating storm system.
  • It is characterized by low-pressure center, strong winds, closed low-level atmospheric circulation and spiral arrangement of thunderstorms producing heavy rain.
  • Based on location and strength, tropical cyclone is referred by different names like hurricane typhoon, tropical storm, tropical depression, cyclonic storm or cyclone.
  • Hurricane is a tropical cyclone occurring in Atlantic Ocean and north-eastern Pacific Ocean.
  • Typhoon occurs in north-western Pacific Ocean.
Source- Indian Express 

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