And stay away FOREVER!!! Kidding. I think Singapore is embarking on yet another monsoon season and that inspired me to educate myself on the storm-system lingo...Just wanted to share with all of you. I know when I was working in Hematology, we often had discussions on cyclone, hurricanes, etc...and what the difference was. What a CBC had to do with it, I'll never forget, think it was sitting down doing diff's(manual white blood cell count differentials) listening to the radio above & hearing about cyclone this or hurricane so-and-so... So here is to you, wonderful ladies in hemo, our questions finally answered!
1. Tornado: violent, rotating column of air which is in contact with both surface of the earth & a cumulonimbus cloud & often, but not always visible as a funnel cloud.
2. Tropical cyclone(hurricane): Storm with low pressure center, numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds & flooding rain.
3. Monsoon: Seasonal prevailing wind that lasts for several months usually bring heavy rainfall
4. Typhoon(tropical storm): A tropical cyclone that forms in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The Basin is created within the Pacific Ocean in Asia, north of the Equator & west of the International Dateline. Storms crossing the east & central Pacific Ocean and crossing the Dateline are re-designated as typhoons. The above mentioned basin has the strongest cyclones on record. Typhoon season includes the entirety of the calendar year.
Here's to the rain waking us up at 4am!!
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