Meanings of powerful cyclones in English

The country has also been hit by three powerful cyclones since 2001.

Others were forced to close after being smashed beyond recognition by powerful cyclones.

Each year, powerful cyclones smash into the Australian coast, stretching hundreds of kilometres end to end.

Destructive storm surges fuelled by increasingly powerful cyclones and rising seas will hit Asia hardest, according to the study.

Tuvalu says that "king tides" whipped up by more powerful cyclones are already bringing salt water onto crops.

It is the first time on record that two such powerful cyclones have hit Mozambique in so short a space of time.

One of the most powerful cyclones in recent years, Enawo, claimed nearly 80 lives in March 2017.

Droughts and cyclones can also be extremely disruptive, with iron ore mines in the northwest of Western Australia state vulnerable to powerful cyclones.

India has faced some of the fastest-rising threats from climate change, environmentalists say, with increases in blistering heat, powerful cyclones, drought and flooding.