Southern Africa must brace itself for more tropical cyclones in the future
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 - 09:00
in Earth & Climate
As 2018 draws to a close, powerful tropical cyclones continue to make headlines. In August, tropical cyclone Lane wrought huge damage in the US; it was quickly followed by Hurricane Florence. Most tropical cyclones – the word is used interchangeably with "hurricanes" – of this kind originate in the North Atlantic Ocean, where they're fuelled by the warm Gulf Stream.