How typhoons and hurricanes form? The scientific term for all of them is a tropical cyclone. Tropical cyclones are "fed" with warm and humid air. They form over the ocean due to hot temperatures and water that evaporates from the surface of the ocean. The following happens: Warm humid air rises, creating a "deficit" of air near the surface. In its place new air comes, which also heats up and rises. This process takes up more and more territory. Due to the constant flow of humid and warm air, clo

Pacific 'Super Typhoon' set to smash into Philippines with terrifying 220km/h winds as storm suddenly explodes into Category 4 monster By DAILY MAIL REPORTER A devastating 'super typhoon' is rapidly strengthening in the Pacific and is now forecast to become a terrifying Category 4 BEAST, threatening a direct hit on the Philippines early next week. In a terrifying new forecast, the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) has warned that Tropical Depression #32W – set to be named 'Uwan' or 'Fung Wo