One extratropical cyclone reached the southern region of Brazil on Thursday (15) and continues this Friday (16).
The phenomenon caused heavy rainfall with more than 200 millimeters in some cities.
One of the cities affected is São Leopoldo, in Rio Grande do Sul, 50 km from Porto Alegre. The governor of the state, Eduardo Leite, confirmed in a social network transmission a death by electric shock. In this municipality, an accumulation of 195.4 mm of rain was recorded.
Know more:What is a cyclone, types, causes and characteristics
What is cyclone?
According to the United States Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a cyclone is characterized by a rotating system of rains and storms that forms in tropical or subtropical waters.
The type that passes through the south of the country is the extratropical one. It forms in middle and high latitudes, that is, outside the tropics and associated with cold fronts. Its shape is like a spiral and its center has a low temperature compared to the neighboring atmosphere, according to information from this article.
This type of phenomenon of nature usually falls on entrance exams in questions of Geography. Test your knowledge onlist of exercises about cyclones and other natural phenomena.
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In 2020, in the south of Santa Catarina and on the north coast of Rio Grande do Sul, a bomb cyclone left more fatalities than Hurricane Catrina.
Researchers from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) point to an increase in cyclone bombs in southern Brazil.
A bomb cyclone is a type of extratropical cyclone.
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Difference between cyclone, hurricane and tornado
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