What’s the difference between a hurricane, cyclone and typhoon?

Hurricanes, tropical cyclones and typhoons are all destructive windstorms, but how do they differ from one another? Learn more.

Cyclone Gezani destroys 18,000 homes and causes at least 36 deaths in Madagascar

Cyclone Gezani killed at least 36 people, injured more than 370 and destroyed almost 18,000 homes across Madagascar, authorities said Thursday. Madagascar's president has declared a national disaster ...

Tropical Cyclone Urmil causes wild weather in Vanuatu and Fiji, causing travel concerns for Australians

Parts of central and southern Vanuatu are currently experiencing heavy rain and strong, near gale force, winds. The system is ...
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Rare cyclones cause devastation in South Asia, warming oceans aided genesis

Two extremely rare cyclones in November devastated parts of Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, killing nearly 1000 people. While meteorologists are taken aback by the unusual location of ...

Why tropical cyclones' rainfall surges before landfall

A research team at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has analyzed 40 years of data covering about ...

Invisible harms: Drug-related deaths spike after hurricanes and tropical storms

Tropical cyclones, including hurricanes and tropical storms, are linked to increased rates of drug-related deaths up to three months after the storm passes—particularly in higher-income, white ...
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Cyclone Gezani destroys 18,000 homes and causes at least 36 deaths in Madagascar

People survey the damage done by cyclone Gezani in Toamasina, Madagascar, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Hery Nirina Rabary) People survey the damage done by cyclone Gezani in Toamasina, ...