HOW TYPHOONS FORM A typhoon forms when winds blow into areas of the ocean where the water is warm. These winds collect moisture and rise, while colder air moves in beneath them. This difference in temperature creates pressure, which causes the winds to move rapidly. As the system intensifies, the winds begin to rotate or spin around a calm center known as the eye. This powerful spiral of wind and rain can lead to devastating storms when it makes landfall. Watch, learn, and share the science behi

How typhoons and hurricanes form? The scientific term for all of them is a tropical cyclone. Tropical cyclones are "fed" with warm and humid air. They form over the ocean due to hot temperatures and water that evaporates from the surface of the ocean. The following happens: Warm humid air rises, creating a "deficit" of air near the surface. In its place new air comes, which also heats up and rises. This process takes up more and more territory. Due to the constant flow of humid and warm air, clo