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Features of Tropical Storms

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Features of Tropical Storms

Listed below are the main features of tropical storms:

Circular shape

Circular shape

  • They are circular shape.
Size

Size

  • They span hundreds of kilometres wide.
Duration

Duration

  • They usually last 1 to 2 weeks.
Spin direction depends on the hemisphere

Spin direction depends on the hemisphere

  • In the northern hemisphere, tropical storms spin anticlockwise.
  • In the southern hemisphere, tropical storms spin clockwise.
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