Milton has wreaked havoc in Florida.
Hurricane Milton hit the coast of Siesta Key, Florida on Thursday morning. Because of this, 16 inches of rain fell in 24 hours in St. Petersburg, Florida. This is the heaviest rainfall in the region in the last thousand years. 3 months of rain fell in the entire area in 3 hours. Milton is the third hurricane of the year to hit Florida.
Milton was a Category 5 hurricane before making landfall in Siesta Key. At the time of impact, it became a Category 3 and has now been declared a Category 2 hurricane. However, it is more dangerous.
Due to the storm, wind gusts of 193 kilometers per hour are blowing in several cities in Florida. According to the American media house CNN, about one million homes in Florida are without electricity. 2 million people are at risk of floods.
Milton's intensity at the time of hitting the beach…
The devastation caused by Milton in pictures…
Due to the storm in Florida, electric poles have fallen in many places.
A strong wind is blowing on Florida's Fort Myers Beach.
People have been evacuated from their homes to safer places.
People along with their pets have also been caged and taken to a safe place.
This is what the storm looked like from space before it hit Milton, Florida
Emergency in several American cities A state of emergency has been imposed in several Florida cities. According to the New York Times, dozens of tornadoes and damage were reported along with the storm.
Florida's second hurricane in 15 days Milton is the second major hurricane to hit Florida in 15 days. Earlier, more than 200 people died due to Hurricane Helen in Florida. More than 12 US states were affected by Hurricane Helen. Florida was hit the hardest.
What is the difference between typhoon, hurricane and tornado?
A storm is a disturbance in the atmosphere, caused by high winds and accompanied by rain, snow or hail. When they are on land, they are called normal storms, but storms that originate at sea are called hurricanes. Hurricanes are more dangerous than normal storms.
Hurricane, Cyclone and Typhoon are same. Cyclones are known by different names all over the world. For example, cyclones that form in North America and the Caribbean islands are called hurricanes, cyclones that form in the Philippines, Japan and China are called typhoons, and those that form around Australia and the Indian Ocean, i.e. India, are typhoons. is called
From the point of view of the oceans, cyclones that form in the Atlantic and Northwest oceans are called hurricanes. Storms that form in the northwest Pacific Ocean are called typhoons.
While the storms that originate in the South Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean are called Cyclones. For this reason, sea storms that occur in the vicinity of India are called cyclones.
Also, a tornado is a strong storm, but it is not a cyclone, as it usually forms over land rather than the ocean. Most tornadoes occur in America.
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