AQA GCSE Geography · 8035
Specification 3.1.1.3 · Paper 1
A rotating low-pressure weather system that develops over tropical or subtropical oceans, with organised thunderstorms and winds spiralling towards its centre.
Revise: Tropical Storms: Formation, Structure and Climate ChangeA tropical cyclone is a powerful, rotating low-pressure system that develops over a warm ocean. Moist air rises through enormous thunderclouds while surface winds spiral towards the centre. In GCSE geography, ‘tropical storms’ is often used broadly for these systems, including hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones.