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According to National Weather Service, cyclones are

areas of circulating winds that rotate counterclockwise in Northern

Hemisphere and clockwise in Southern Hemisphere. They are generally

accompanied by some kind of precipitation and by stormy

weather. tornadoes and hurricanes are types of

cyclones, as are typhoons, which are storms that occur in

western Pacific Ocean.
hurricane is cyclone that forms over tropical oceans and

seas and has winds of at least seventy-four miles hour.

hurricane rotates in shape of oval or circle.

hurricanes can cause great environmental damage. Hurricane

Andrew, which hit coasts of Louisiana and southern Florida in August

1992, caused extreme devastation. In terms of environmental

damage, Hurricane Andrew is one of most devastating hurricanes

ever to hit United States. Fourteen people died because of

Andrew's effects.

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