The tropical storm ‘Mulan’ that meteorologists warned would hit Thailand has now poured down on the country’s north and northeast regions. The regions dealt with flash floods due to heavy rain caused by the depression from the storm.
Tropical cyclones are called by different names in different regions given below:
Hurricane – Atlantic
Typhoon – Western Pacific and the South China Sea
Willy-Willies – Western Australia
Cyclone – Indian Ocean
They originate and intensify over warm tropical oceans
A pre-existing weak low-pressure area or low-level-cyclonic circulation is a factor for its occurrence
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