NASA satellite data and a new modeling approach could improve weather forecasting and save more lives when future cyclones develop. About 15 percent of the world’s tropical cyclones occur in the ...

Tropical cyclones -- known as typhoons in the Pacific and as hurricanes in the Atlantic -- are fierce, complex storm systems that cause loss of human life and billions of dollars in damage every year.

When Cyclone Shaheen struck northern Oman in October 2021, the sea was not the only factor shaping the storm’s behaviour. The mountains rising behind the coast were also part of the equation, but in a ...