A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain. Depending on its location and strength, a tropical cyclone is referred to by names such as hurricane (/ˈhʌrᵻkən/ or /ˈhʌrᵻkeɪn/), typhoon /taɪˈfuːn/, tropical storm, cyclonic storm, tropical depression, and simply cyclone.

Tropical cyclones typically form over large bodies of relatively warm water. They derive their energy through the evaporation of water from the ocean surface, which ultimately recondenses into clouds and rain when moist air rises and cools to saturation. This energy source differs from that of mid-latitude cyclonic storms, such as nor'easters and European windstorms, which are fueled primarily by horizontal temperature contrasts. The strong rotating winds of a tropical cyclone are a result of the conservation of angular momentum imparted by the Earth's rotation as air flows inwards toward the axis of rotation. As a result, they rarely form within 5° of the equator. Tropical cyclones are typically between 100 and 2,000 km (62 and 1,243 mi) in diameter.

A hurricane is a tropical cyclone, occurring in the North Atlantic Ocean or the Northeast/North-Central Pacific Ocean, east of the International Dateline.

Hurricane may also refer to:

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"Hurricanes" is a song by Pull Tiger Tail, released as their fourth single, and their last under the B-Unique Records label.

The physical format of the single was released on June 18 on CD/7"/Gatefold 7" vinyl, whereas the digital single was made available from June 11.

The song debuted at number 2 in the UK Indie Chart.

An acoustic version of the track was included on the NME Essential Bands collection, released in 2007.

Track listing

CD

7" (Gatefold)

7"

Music video

The video features the band members racing each other in super slow motion, as the evil identical 'Pull Tiger Tail' watch on and introduce various distractions and obstacles including an eagle, a dog, a man on a bike and a water balloon.

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