Context:
Cyclone Chido, a super cyclone with winds exceeding 200 km/h, struck Mayotte, a French overseas territory in the Indian Ocean, causing unprecedented destruction.
About Cyclone Chido:
Origin: Developed over the warm waters of the Indian Ocean, intensifying rapidly due to rising sea surface temperatures.
Classification: A super cyclone with sustained wind speeds exceeding 220 km/h and gusts surpassing 250 km/h.
Criteria for a Super Cyclone
Wind Speed: Sustained wind speeds of over 220 km/h (137 mph) or higher.
Classification: Categorized as a Category 4 or 5 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
Low Central Pressure: Extremely low central pressure, often below 920 hPa.
Saffir Simpson (SS) scale:
The Saffir-Simpson (SS) hurricane wind scale, introduced in the early 1970s, is the most widely used metric for warning the public about the dangers of tropical cyclones.
Developed by Herbert Saffir and Robert Simpson
The SS hurricane wind scales are categorized by the maximum sustained wind speed at a height of 10 meters.
There are five categories on the SS hurricane wind scale — category 1 to category 5 — with category 5 wind speed exceeding 252 km/hour.
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