These maps show the average
number of tropical cyclones through the Australian region and surrounding waters in El Niño years, La Niña years, neutral years and using all years of data.
Not exact matches
Looking at data from 1855
through 2005, Webster and Holland found that the total
number of tropical cyclones per year doubled in that time, from an average
of six at the beginning
of last century to 14 over the past decade.
For example, the latest report from the IPCC says while there could be a decrease or no change in the
number of tropical cyclones occurring globally
through the 21st century, they are likely to be stronger when they do strike.
[20] In the US southern climatic region (which extends from Mississippi
through Texas) the
number of daily heavy precipitation events has increased by 25 percent over the long - term average, and
tropical cyclones contributed 48 percent
of that increase.