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Cyclones are huge natural disasterous revolving storms, caused by strong winds blowing around an area of low atmospheric pressure. In the Northern hemisphere, the cyclones are called Hurricanes or Typhoons and their winds blow in an anti-clockwise direction. In the Southern hemisphere, these storms are usually called Cyclones and their winds blow in a clockwise direction. Cyclones develop over warm seas near the equatorial region. The air, when heated up by the sun rises very rapidly in a really swift manner, which creates an area of very low pressure. As the heated air rises, it gets loaded with lots of moisture, which later condenses into massive clouds. The cool air around the cyclone gushes in to the void spaces as the cooler air present around the cyclone has a higher pressure than of the warm air present in the developing cyclone. This phenomena takes place as higher pressure travels into lower pressure. Later, the cooler air which had rushed into the cyclone becomes warm and moist, and the cycle of pressure continues. The whole system of clouds and winds spins and grows, becau...

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