Maps of Cyclone Areas and Cyclones.

In this post you'll find many maps about cyclones. There are maps showing where and how often cyclones form, as well as maps which have tracked some of the well known cyclones, such as Yasi, Tracy, and hurricane Katrina.
Please click below to view these maps.

This is a map of the usual hurricane/tropical cyclone areas around the world. As you can see, most of them originate near the equator, due to the warm, moist air, and perfect cyclone conditions.

This is a similar map, but it shows where hurricanes, tropical cyclones or typhoons are most common.  Once again, you can tell that they form either directly north or south of the equator.

These are some maps of cyclone Yasi, Feb 2011, as it progressed from the sea to make landfall at Mission Beach, QLD.

This is a map of Hurricane Katrina's path. It was one of the most devastating cyclones in US history, and to date, is the costliest hurricane in the US. Please see the 'Cyclones' page for more information about Katrina, and the economic impacts of cyclones and hurricanes.

This is another cyclone from history, one of Australia's most famous: Cyclone Tracy. Here is the path she took as she swept in to destroy Darwin on Christmas day. More information can be found if you click the 'Cyclones' tab at the top of the blog.

Below is the Great Bhola Cyclone. This is rated as the deadliest cyclone in history, as the cyclone combined with the storm surge killed approximately 500,000 people. As you can see in the map, much of the area affected by the cyclone is very close to sea-level, leaving them susceptible to storm-surges. To read more about Storm surges, I have included information in the cyclones tab.