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The eye is a region of mostly calm weather found at the center of tropical cyclones and is a well-recognized feature. It is usually circular, typically 30–65 kilometers (19–40 miles) in diameter and is at the cyclone's center of circulation. A cyclone's lowest barometric pressure occurs in the eye, and can be as much as 15 percent lower than the pressure outside the storm. In strong tropical cyclones, the eye is characterized by light winds and clear skies, surrounded on all sides by an eyewall, a normally symmetric ring of towering thunderstorms where the most severe weather of a cyclone occurs. In weaker tropical cyclones, the eye is less well defined, and can be covered by the central dense overcast, an area of high, thick clouds that show up brightly on satellite imagery. Weaker or disorganized storms may also feature an eyewall that does not completely encircle the eye, or have an eye that features heavy rain. (Full article...)
Did you know ...
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- ... that Luo Wenzao (pictured) became the first Catholic bishop from China in 1685, after initially declining the appointment in 1677?
- ... that the Otoskwin–Attawapiskat River Provincial Park, protecting the Otoskwin and Attawapiskat Rivers in Ontario, Canada, has archaeological and historical sites dating from 3000 BC to the 1800s?
- ... that Crying Ladies and Donsol, films starring Angel Aquino, were Philippine submissions for Best International Feature Film at the 77th and 80th Academy Awards, respectively?
- ... that to learn the rules of American football, Australian Adam Korsak, who was named the best college punter in 2022, played Madden NFL 06 and watched Any Given Sunday?
- ... that the Game Boy–released game Monster Max was considered by critics to be the closest in quality to The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening?
- ... that in 2019, a rockfall on the Spanish Autovia C-13 caused skiing holidays to be cancelled?
- ... that while Philippine Spanish has been described as an endangered language, a new generation of speakers has emerged?
- ... that Ulysses S. Grant was arrested for speeding in his horse carriage when he was a general?
In the news
- In golf, Brooks Koepka (pictured) wins the PGA Championship.
- American football Hall of Fame fullback Jim Brown dies at the age of 87.
- Amid a political crisis in Ecuador, President Guillermo Lasso dissolves the National Assembly and triggers an early general election.
- Flooding in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy causes 16 deaths and widespread disruption, including the cancellation of its Formula One Grand Prix.
- Cyclone Mocha strikes Myanmar and Bangladesh, killing more than 150 people.
On this day
May 24: Aldersgate Day (Methodism)
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- 1667 – Led by King Louis XIV, the French army invaded the Spanish Netherlands, beginning the War of Devolution.
- 1883 – New York City's Brooklyn Bridge opened as the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time.
- 1913 – Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia married Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover; the occasion was one of the last great social events of European royalty before World War I began.
- 1986 – A stationary front began over the central Caribbean Sea, leading to severe floods that over two weeks killed dozens of people in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica.
- 1991 – The Israel Defense Forces began Operation Solomon, a covert operation to bring thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel (evacuees pictured).
- Cathinka Buchwieser (b. 1789)
- Henry Sandham (b. 1842)
- Fanny Searls (d. 1939)
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K. Sukumaran is an Indian lawyer who has served as a judge in the high courts of Kerala and Mumbai in India. He has led several inquiries into human rights abuses. He is the author of several books on legal topics. This photograph of Sukumaran was taken in 2020. Photograph credit: Augustus Binu
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