Number of cyclones not increasing, but intensity is, data shows
Thursday, 2 January 2025 () Paris (AFP) Dec 31, 2024
The number of tropical cyclones each year has not risen over the past four decades but their intensity has, according to international databases analysed by AFP that confirms the projections of climatologists. Since 1980 there have been an annual average of 47 tropical cyclones - also called hurricanes and typhoons - according to the database agencies recognised by the World Meteorological
Thursday, 2 January 2025 ()
Paris (AFP) Dec 31, 2024