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A rare tropical storm develops in the South Atlantic Ocean near Angola; the first to be documented by satellites.
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South Atlantic tropical cyclone
Tropical cyclones in the South Atlantic Ocean
South Atlantic tropical cyclones are unusual weather events that occur in the Southern Hemisphere. Strong wind shear, which disrupts the formation of cyclones, as well as a lack of weather disturbances favorable for development in the South Atlantic Ocean, make any strong…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Tropical cyclone
Rapidly rotating storm system
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure area, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depending on its location and strength, a tropical cyclone is…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Atlantic Ocean
Oceanic division
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about 85,133,000 km2 (32,870,000 sq mi). It covers approximately 17% of Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the Age of Discovery, it was known for…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Angola
Country on the west coast of Southern Africa
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and population and is the seventh-largest country in Africa. It is bordered by Namibia to the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Weather satellite
Type of satellite designed to record the state of the Earth's atmosphere
A weather satellite or meteorological satellite is a type of Earth observation satellite that is primarily used to monitor the weather and climate of the Earth. Satellites are mainly of two types: polar orbiting or geostationary.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)