As the peak months of the Atlantic hurricane season quickly approach, conditions for tropical development become more likely.

Researchers have found evidence that tropical cyclones and hurricanes play an important role in the ocean circulation patterns that transport heat and maintain the climate of North America and Europe.

Importantly, this is only the case up to 15 m water depth, after which the ocean mixed layer depth prior to the tropical cyclone has marginal influence on the destructiveness of the event.

When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the Southern Indian Ocean on Mar. 18, it gathered water vapor data that showed wind shear was adversely affecting Tropical Cyclone Herold.

A tropical storm becomes a tropical cyclone, or a hurricane, once sustained wind speeds reach 74 mph. At this point, the storm is massive. According to NOAA, hurricanes are at least 50,000 feet ...

Tropical cyclones grow faster over ocean barrier layers. Scott K. Johnson – Aug 31, 2012 10:30 am | 45 Hurricane Omar Credit: NASA Earth Observatory ...

When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Storm Cristina in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on July 8, it gathered water vapor data that provided information about the intensity of the storm.

Extratropical vs. tropical storms. Extratropical cyclones are the familiar storms that occur in all seasons and can form over land or water. They are represented as an "L" on weather maps.

The instruments used in the Global Drifter Program, first developed by Scripps scientists in the 1980s, observe the motion of water and temperature in the top 15 meters (49 feet) of the ocean. The ...

“Remnants of a polar front can become lines of convection and occasionally generate a tropical cyclone,” the National Weather Service said. “In the Atlantic Ocean storms, this will occur ...

This marks the first time since 1999 that three tropical cyclones are occurring concurrently in the South Pacific Ocean. Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Alfred is forecast to swirl over ocean water of 83 ...

Three tropical cyclones are occurring simultaneously in the South Pacific Ocean. ... In the Atlantic Ocean, these atmospheric heat engines, fueled by ocean water warmer than 80 degrees, ...