#Scientists find key factors impacting sideswiping tropical cyclone precipitation
“#Scientists find key factors impacting sideswiping tropical cyclone precipitation” Extreme STP events may cause flooding, landslides and debris flow. Credit: screenshot from a surveillance video in Haikou, Hainan, with permission from the local meteorological administration. Sideswiping tropical cyclones (STCs) are tropical cyclones (TCs) that cause precipitation over land without making landfall. STC precipitation (STP) can…