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Low-pressure zone that forms in the intertropical region and is marked by violent precipitation and swirling winds of 120 to 300 km/h.

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A rising column of air causes a decrease in air pressure on the ocean’s surface.

Relatively calm zone in the center of the cyclone, with light winds and very few clouds; it is about 30 km in diameter.

A hot air column forms when the ocean’s surface is warmed by the Sun.

Cool air that reaches the top of the clouds and once again descends, becoming warmer as it becomes more compressed.

Phenomenon formed by hot humid air that rises and condenses to form a cloud, and a descending current of cold air.

Thick layer of cloud that swirls around the eye; it has the most powerful winds (up to 300 km/h) and the most intense precipitation.

Column of ascending air that causes a rise in upper air pressure, at the top of the most developed clouds.

It moves the cyclone forward at an average speed of 25 km/h.