• Waterspouts are the rotating columns of air that occur over water bodies and are generally less severe than land tornadoes.
• Waterspouts: Tornado-like spinning columns of air and water mist formed over warm ocean waters, often associated with cumulus clouds.
• Hurricanes: Intense tropical cyclones with strong winds (over 119 km/h) and heavy rain, forming over warm Atlantic and eastern Pacific waters.
• Typhoons: Severe tropical cyclones with high winds and heavy rainfall, occurring over the western Pacific Ocean, similar to hurricanes.
• Squalls: Sudden, short-lived bursts of strong winds, often accompanied by rain or thunderstorms, caused by atmospheric instability.
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