-Can be hundreds of kilometres wide
-Eye is calm, with no clouds, no rain and low wind speeds
-Eyewall just surrounding eye has torrential rain and very strong winds, which lessens the further frpm the eye it gets
-Lose energy when they hit land, as there is no water to fuel them
-Storm surges = with low pressure, ocean levels near a tropical storm can rise up to 5m above normal level
-Cause secondary hazards of flooding, mudslides, and landslides
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