Match the List I with List II

List I		List II
(Local Names of Tropical Cyclones)		(Countries)
A	Hurricanes	I	Philippines
B	Taifu	II	USA
C	Baggio	III	Australia
D	Willy willy	IV	Japan

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Correct option is D

Introduction
Tropical cyclones are intense low-pressure systems that develop over warm tropical oceans, and they are given different local names across the world based on the region where they occur.

The correct match for the local names and their respective countries is A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III.

Information Booster

• Hurricanes
  • The term Hurricane is used for tropical cyclones that form over the Atlantic Ocean and the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
  • These storms frequently impact the USA (United States of America), the Caribbean, and Central America.
• Typhoon
  • The term Typhoon is used for tropical cyclones that originate in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean.
  • These storms commonly affect East and Southeast Asian countries, including Japan, China, South Korea, and Taiwan.
• Bagyo
  • Bagyo is the local name used for Typhoons in the Philippines.
  • The Philippines experiences one of the highest numbers of annual landfalls of tropical cyclones globally.
• Willy-willy
  • The term Willy-willy is the common local name given to tropical cyclones in the Australian region (Southwest Pacific and Southeast Indian Ocean).
  • These powerful storms often affect the northern and northwestern coasts of Australia.

Additional Knowledge

• In the Indian Ocean (Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea), tropical storms are simply called Cyclones.
• The strength classifications are universal (e.g., Category 1-5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale), but the regional names remain distinct for cultural and historical reasons.