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== Definition== | |||
== Definition == | |||
A cyclone is a whirlwind phenomenon in tropical regions (between 30°N and 30°S) accompanied by winds with speeds of 64 knots (118 km/h, or force 12 on the Beaufort scale) or more<ref>[http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/23659318-ouragan-cyclone-ou-typhon Météo France Definition (French)]</ref>. | A cyclone is a whirlwind phenomenon in tropical regions (between 30°N and 30°S) accompanied by winds with speeds of 64 knots (118 km/h, or force 12 on the Beaufort scale) or more<ref>[http://www.meteofrance.fr/actualites/23659318-ouragan-cyclone-ou-typhon Météo France Definition (French)]</ref>. | ||
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For the upstream card, we can choose either the disruption of the water cycle, in the sense that the increase in cyclone power is an illustration of the disruption of the water cycle, or the increase in water temperature, because cyclones feed on the energy of warm water from intertropical areas. It makes less sense to have both. | For the upstream card, we can choose either the disruption of the water cycle, in the sense that the increase in cyclone power is an illustration of the disruption of the water cycle, or the increase in water temperature, because cyclones feed on the energy of warm water from intertropical areas. It makes less sense to have both. | ||
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=== Causes=== | |||
*[[En-en_adult_card_17_increase_in_water_temperature|Increase in Water Temperature]] | |||
===Consequences=== | |||
*[[En-en_adult_card_32_decline_agricultural_yields|Decline Agricultural Yields]] | |||
*[[En-en_adult_card_33_marine_submersion|Marine Submersion]] | |||
*[[En-en_adult_card_38_human_health|Human Health]] | |||
== To go further == | == To go further == | ||