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Tropical Cyclone Zones

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Areas of the world affected by tropical cyclones. In the Americas, tropical cyclones are known as hurricanes; in the western Pacific Ocean, they are known as typhoons; and in the Indian Ocean, they are known as cyclones.

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A map illustrates global tropical cyclone zones, indicating areas where tropical typhoons, cyclones, and hurricanes form.

Areas shaded in blue represent tropical cyclone zones, predominantly found over parts of the tropical or subtropical Atlantic, Indian, western Pacific, and eastern Pacific oceans. These storms form in specific regions:

Atlantic Ocean: Including the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and extending towards the eastern United States and parts of Central America.

Indian Ocean: Covering areas around the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.

Western Pacific Ocean: Extending from the Philippines, Vietnam, and Cambodia to the eastern coasts of China and Japan.

Eastern Pacific Ocean: Including the coastal regions of Mexico and parts of Central America.

Southern Hemisphere: Affecting regions around Madagascar, parts of Australia, the South Pacific islands (Fiji, Samoa), and the eastern coasts of Africa.

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Display by:	Tropical Cyclone Zones	Earthquake Hazard Areas (U.S.)							HIV (U.S.)
	Tropical Cyclone Zones	Lowest hazard	Low hazard	Moderately low hazard	Moderate hazard	Moderately high hazard	High hazard	Highest hazard	Class	Rank	Infections per 100,000 people
British Columbia				2.06%
Alabama		2.82%	40.6%	43.3%	7.23%					17	342
Alaska		2.85%	1.92%	2.33%	38.6%	2.01%	5.60%	5.27%		44	122
Arizona			6.30%	79.1%	4.42%					23	283
Arkansas			17.3%	39.7%	21.2%	1.93%	2.11%	7.50%		27	239
California				3.21%	9.22%	1.48%	1.10%	28.4%		10	406
Colorado		5.33%	26.1%	34.0%	32.6%					24	269
Connecticut				98.9%						16	345
Delaware			80.2%	18.7%						9	409
District of Columbia			100%							1	2.26e+3
Florida	2.91%	87.3%	10.9%							5	613
Georgia		4.38%	39.2%	43.9%	10.4%	1.79%				4	644
Hawaii				7.50%	6.67%	9.71%	4.93%	52.2%		33	200
Idaho			2.22%	24.8%	28.3%	9.56%				48	83.8
Illinois			52.5%	18.5%	13.6%	11.9%	1.07%	1.91%		18	337
Indiana			50.5%	36.9%	9.25%	3.12%				30	211
Iowa		92.6%	7.45%							46	111
Kansas		42.9%	9.98%							39	139
Kentucky			7.69%	64.8%	10.2%	7.55%	1.03%	3.57%		31	210
Louisiana	2.07%	6.85%	90.8%	1.03%						6	553
Maine				63.3%	7.54%					38	141
Maryland			87.1%	10.7%						3	655
Massachusetts	0.220%			79.0%	15.4%					15	354
Michigan		74.0%	24.1%							35	199
Minnesota		99.1%								36	190
Mississippi	0.303%		46.6%	33.2%	16.6%	3.37%				13	392
Missouri		8.53%	41.8%	23.6%	11.8%	7.42%	1.26%	5.55%		25	249
Montana		20.1%	5.22%	15.0%	22.0%	2.02%				50	75.0
Nebraska		33.8%	2.42%	1.45%						37	146
Nevada				6.24%	61.7%	15.9%	6.20%	1.29%		8	419
New Hampshire				39.4%	60.3%					45	112
New Jersey			17.9%	69.2%	10.9%					7	468
New Mexico		7.73%	4.90%	54.5%	8.67%					28	222
New York			31.8%	35.5%	13.6%	7.01%				2	762
North Carolina	0.888%	5.87%	47.3%	35.4%	9.17%	1.38%				14	374
North Dakota		98.6%	1.38%							49	83.4
Ohio			85.3%	2.10%	1.52%					26	240
Oklahoma			43.3%	42.2%	13.7%					34	200
Oregon				1.50%	41.7%	13.0%	4.40%	4.75%		32	202
Pennsylvania			85.9%	14.1%						19	335
Rhode Island				93.7%						22	292
South Carolina				22.6%	58.4%	8.92%	2.25%	7.66%		12	405
South Dakota		27.5%	53.6%	8.87%						47	94.4
Tennessee				28.9%	15.6%	11.5%	1.92%	8.15%		21	314
Texas		54.2%	29.7%	7.88%						11	405
Utah				12.7%	56.8%	6.12%	1.39%			43	126
Vermont				81.9%	18.1%					42	133
Virginia		1.50%	39.8%	49.9%	5.34%					20	331
Washington				25.6%	38.5%	19.2%	5.52%	10.1%		29	220
West Virginia			66.8%	33.2%						40	136
Wisconsin		95.7%	4.01%							41	134
Wyoming			5.20%	20.2%	63.6%	8.78%				51	73.0

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