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Fujiwhara effect
September 4 , 2020
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- Simultaneous formation of two storms in western Atlantic Ocean creates Fujiwhara effect scare.
- The Fujiwhara effect happens when two tropical systems come near, then orbit each other, or possibly merge into one system.
- If two cyclones pass within 900 miles of each other, they can start to orbit.
- The term “Fujiwhara effect” refers to the interaction between the two tropical weather systems.
- It is named for Sakuhei Fujiwhara, a Japanese meteorologist who first described the effect in 1921.
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