A tropical cyclone is a rapidly-rotating

storm system characterized by a

low-pressure center, strong winds, and
a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms
that produce heavy rain. Tropical
cyclones typically form over large
bodies of relatively warm water. They
derive their energy from the
evaporation of water from the ocean
surface, which ultimately recondenses
into clouds and rain when moist air
rises and cools to saturation.

 A tropical cyclone is a storm system

characterized by a low pressure
center and numerous thunderstorms
that produce strong winds and
flooding rain. A tropical cyclone feeds
on heat released when moist air
rises, resulting in condensation of
water vapour contained in the moist
air.

 Tropical cyclones are areas of relatively

low pressure in the troposphere, with the
largest pressure perturbations occurring at low
altitudes near the surface. On Earth, the
pressures recorded at the centers of tropical
cyclones are among the lowest ever observed
at sea level.
The environment near the center of tropical
cyclones is warmer than the surroundings at all
altitudes, thus they are characterized as
"warm core" systems.

 A tropical cyclone's primary energy

source is the release of the heat of
condensation from water vapor
condensing at high altitudes, with
solar heating being the initial source
for evaporation.

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