The Atlantic Ocean has been hit by nearly 1,732 cyclones over 173 years

 HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 3 (ACN) Exactly 1,732 cyclones occurred in the Atlantic Ocean between June 1851 and August 2024 and of them 963 were intensified to the condition of hurricane, with winds above 118 km/h.

Of that same group, 334 developed great intensity, with winds of 177 km/h or more, said Professor Luis E. Ramos Guadalupe, coordinator of the History Commission of the Cuban Meteorological Society in a summary on the precedents of such hydro-meteorological phenomena, provided to the Cuban News Agency.

For greater understanding, in his study he described them as storm systems that spiral around a low pressure center.

Their winds, he continued, rotate with a greater or lesser angle of convergence with respect to the vortex or eye of the storm and reach an average of more than 62 kilometers per hour in one minute.

However, the actual number of cyclones in those 173 years is unknown and undoubtedly higher than what is reported in the databases, since in the past there were cyclones that were missed.

Before meteorological satellites were available (1960), a cyclone over the ocean went unnoticed and unreported if it was not for a ship to weather the storm.

Therefore, it is estimated that in each of the 35 seasons from 1851 to 1885, between 0 and 6 may have formed that could not be detected.Furthermore, in each of the 25 seasons between 1886 and 1910, 0 to 4 cyclones went unnoticed, so when it comes to filling such gaps, historians rummage through papers and archives, in order to contribute more knowledge of the past to the science of time.