Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics SB RAS
Tsunami Laboratory, Novosibirsk, Russia

Web Encyclopedia on Natural Hazards

This section of the Encyclopedia on Natural Hazards contains the basic information about hurricanes and other Hazardous Atmospheric Phenomena (HAP) - tornado, heavy rain, heat wave, and lightning. Definitions of basic terms and classification of HAP are presented along with the basic scales used for measuring the HAP intensity. Lists of deadliest and most powerful hurricanes occurred during recent historical times are presented along with the photos, maps, diagrams of frequency, damage statistics and trajectories of movement.

Map of the cumulative tracks of all tropical cyclones during the 1985–2005 time period. Source of data: NOAA, USA