Hurricanes, typhoons & cyclones
Same storm, three names, three regional warning systems. How to plan a trip into a season, when to actually leave, and what hotels owe you when they don't.
- Live12 min readReading the NOAA cone of uncertainty
Why the cone is a probability of the storm centre's path, not a damage zone, and the four ways travellers consistently misread it.
Sources: NOAA NHC · NWS · JTWC · JMA · FEMAOpen the guide → - Live14 min readSurviving hurricane season as a traveller
Saffir-Simpson in plain English, NOAA NHC vs JTWC vs JMA cones, why the Caribbean season is different from the Pacific, and the 72 hour rule.
Sources: NOAA NHC · JTWC · JMA · PAGASA · BOM Australia · FEMAOpen the guide →
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