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How Does The Amount Of Damage Caused By A Cyclone Increase As The Wind Speed Increases? |
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Answer» As wind SPEED increases the power of the wind to do damage increases exponentially. Hence a category 5 severe tropical CYCLONE (with wind gusts > 280 km/h) has the POTENTIAL to do around 250 times the damage of a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (with wind gusts of 165 km/h). This underscores the importance of the category system. As wind speed increases the power of the wind to do damage increases exponentially. Hence a category 5 severe tropical cyclone (with wind gusts > 280 km/h) has the potential to do around 250 times the damage of a Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (with wind gusts of 165 km/h). This underscores the importance of the category system. |
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