What Are the Different Types of Cyclones? Crash Course Geography #12

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Today we’re going to talk about two types of cyclones: mid-latitude cyclones and tropical cyclones. Mid-latitude cyclones are huge weather systems that bring day-to-day weather in the mid-latitudes. They’re the reason the weather is often unpredictable. We’ll focus on the Northern Hemisphere and how these cyclones form along the polar front. Then, we’ll shift to tropical cyclones also called hurricanes or typhoons – those smaller spinning vortices of air usually originating in the tropics that can cause widespread damage to coastal communities. We’ll talk about the Bhola cyclone, which as of 2021 is the deadliest tropical cyclone in history, and we’ll take a closer look at the Sundarbans in the low-lying coastal areas of Bangladesh and India to see how mangroves play a crucial role as a natural ecological barrier to these storms.

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25 Comments

  1. Wouldn’t it be great if Alizé and the Crash Course team could help you review for your Geography exam? Well, we can! Join us on April 13th, 2022 at 7pm ET for the first ever Crash Course Office Hours! Info here: https://bit.ly/35JTNEq

  2. As Bangladeshi myself I have found the video not only informative but also useful to understand the weather pattern of my region. The homage paid to the indigenous population is also very much commendable

  3. I expect to continue to explain more about climate change and human geography. I was hooked to watch this topic by the episode – water and conflicts. A fan of crash course from Myanmar.

  4. amazing videos!!!! ….but why don't you make videos on scientist……I'm really waiting for such videos………..🙏🏻🤗

  5. omg what a coincidence, my hometown was get hit by a such devastating cyclone yesterday. there is lot of people that still missing😔

  6. When trying to remember facts for an earth science exam in college, one fact was remembered by using a song: "the low ri-ser goes-a counter-clockwise"

    All these years later, I remember that stupid song but not what it was supposed to represent.

  7. You of course meant that Bangladesh is the most densely populated country that isn't a city state, didn't you?

  8. Back in the 90s when I was at work we could not smoke in the building. One day I took a smoke break and it was a nice sunny warm day. By the time I finished that cigarette it was overcast and cold and I did not have my coat. It was not needed that morning when I went to work. The temperature fell like 15-20 degrees in less than 15 minutes.

  9. The was a cyclone here in the Southern hemisphere in the beginning of this year (2021).It passed over Madagascar, gained strength in the ocean and then assaulted Mozambique. With the eye over central Mozambique, clouds could be seen rushing from East-to-West as far down as Pretoria (South Africa; not Australia) and perhaps even farther. It broke a drought in South Africa and filled up dams to over-flowing – the first time in decades to cause widespread damage to South African infrastructure, according to Carte Blanche (a weekly in-depth investigative news show)

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