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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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Global Surface Warming: Worst-Case Projections (NASA)

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Alaska
0.364%0.102%17.0%18.9%20.0%17.3%13.9%6.85%0.304%
Arizona
3.51%69.2%27.3%
Utah
100%
Yukon
36.2%38.5%16.4%5.02%3.91%
Northwest Territories
9.87%22.1%27.7%18.5%4.31%15.6%1.77%
District of Columbia
100%
Florida
2.91%15.0%82.2%2.85%
Idaho
48.1%51.9%
New Hampshire
23.7%76.3%
Rhode Island
100%
Vermont
95.9%4.15%
Washington
6.09%55.9%38.0%
Wyoming
3.26%96.7%
Nunavut
1.46%4.55%27.5%0.150%19.2%5.07%
Montana
89.8%10.2%
Maine
16.2%71.2%12.7%
North Dakota
100%
Kentucky
100%
Nova Scotia
0.194%99.8%
Virginia
63.0%37.0%
Delaware
100%
Prince Edward Island
85.1%14.9%
Saskatchewan
31.5%61.8%6.66%
Mississippi
0.303%1.91%52.1%46.0%
West Virginia
100%
Nebraska
100%
Texas
1.45%25.6%56.1%16.9%
Missouri
20.7%79.3%
Louisiana
2.07%21.5%63.6%14.9%
Hawaii
4.46%95.5%
North Carolina
0.888%3.74%93.9%
Oregon
19.6%27.0%52.7%0.664%
New Brunswick
20.6%69.3%10.1%
Alabama
2.92%87.2%9.85%
New Mexico
21.3%78.7%
Kansas
100%
Wisconsin
100%
British Columbia
1.18%10.9%80.5%7.40%
Newfoundland and Labrador
9.26%24.1%25.5%41.2%
New Jersey
99.9%
South Carolina
12.4%87.6%
Michigan
100%
Alberta
21.6%71.0%7.43%
Connecticut
100%
Pennsylvania
10.3%76.9%12.8%
Colorado
100%
Nevada
55.5%44.5%
Massachusetts
0.220%0.220%0.204%88.4%11.2%
Georgia
17.7%82.3%
New York
8.25%44.4%47.4%
Maryland
77.2%22.8%
Québec
0.462%6.48%44.1%28.1%20.7%0.145%
Manitoba
43.2%44.5%12.3%
Oklahoma
28.9%71.1%
Tennessee
26.0%74.0%
Ontario
48.4%40.0%11.6%
California
0.147%33.8%21.5%35.5%
Arkansas
98.0%2.00%
South Dakota
100%
Ohio
67.4%32.6%
Indiana
53.3%46.7%
Minnesota
100%
Iowa
100%
Illinois
18.1%81.9%
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