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CAPE VERDE HURRICANE [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
CONT

Cape Verde-type hurricanes are those Atlantic basin tropical cyclones that develop into tropical storms fairly close (less than 1000 kilometres) to the Cape Verde Islands, off the west coast of Africa, and then become hurricanes before reaching the Caribbean. Typically, this occurs in August and September.

PHR

Track of the Cape Verde hurricane.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

Cyclone tropical qui se forme dans le bassin de l'Atlantique, à proximité (moins de 1 000 km) des îles du Cap-Vert, sur la côte occidentale de l'Afrique, et devient généralement ouragan avant d'atteindre les Caraïbes.

Spanish

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