1 of 4 Tropical Cyclone Fred as seen from the International Space Station. — Photo: Reproduction/NASA/International Space Station Tropical Cyclone Fred as seen from the International Space Station. — Photo: Reproduction/NASA/International Space Station
- Devastating storm to the left 270 dead;
- She traversed the entire southern Indian Ocean and traveled more than 8 thousand kilometers;
- Weather event officially declared a cyclone February 6thwhen I was in Australia;
- The previous record is held by Typhoon John, which lasted 31 days 1994
Currently, Cyclone Freddy appears to be dissipating and the WMO committee will only analyze the data after the event is over.
Despite the event’s long trajectory and activity, it may not be declared the longestrunning tropical cyclone because it “wobbled” as it made its way through the Indian Ocean.
“One issue we will be addressing is that the storm has regularly weakened below tropical storm status throughout its long lifetime,” said Professor Randall Cerveny, WMO Rapporteur on Climate and Extreme Weather. “Our assessments are detailed scientific investigations, so they take time.”
2 of 4 Overview after Cyclone Freddy hit the town of Quelimane in Zambézia province, causing severe damage to infrastructure, trees, energy and communications, March 12, 2023. — Photo: Alfredo ZUNIGA / UNICEF / AFP Overview after Cyclone Freddy hit the city of Quelimane, in the province of Zambézia, causing serious damage to infrastructure, trees, energy and communications, March 12, 2023. — Photo: Alfredo ZUNIGA / UNICEF / AFP
Sebastien Langlade, operations manager at RSMC La Réunion, stressed that Freddy, record holder or not, will remain a rare phenomenon in many respects: longevity, distance traveled, peak peak intensity, amount of cyclone energy (ACE) accumulated and impact on the inhabited lands. .
Freddy’s way
3 in 4 people watch the damage caused by Cyclone Freddy in Chilobwe, Blantyre, Malawi on March 13, 2023. —Photo: Portal/Eldson Chagara. People look at the damage caused by Cyclone Freddy in Chilobwe, Blantyre, Malawi March 13, 2023. —Photo: Portal/Eldson Chagara.
Freddy was formed in North East Australia in the first week of February. The storm crossed the southern Indian Ocean and made landfall in Madagascar on February 21 before making landfall in Mozambique on February 24.
With an unusual trajectory, Freddy touched Mozambican territory again last weekend, arriving in Malawi at dawn on Monday (23rd).
“Accumulated cyclone energy (an index measuring the energy released by a tropical cyclone) is equal to (the entire) average North Atlantic hurricane season,” the WMO said.
4 of 4 Tropical Cyclone Fred seen northeast of Mauritius on February 20, 2023. — Photo: Reproduction/Nasa/International Space Station Tropical Cyclone Fred as seen northeast of Mauritius on February 20, 2023. NASA/International Space Station