Cyclone Quinn was an exceptionally long-lived tropical cyclone which transversed the western half of the Indian Ocean and southern Atlantic Ocean, making devastating strikes on Madagascar and South Africa. Less severe impact occurred in Uruguay and Argentina, where Quinn hit at a weaker intensity. With a size exceeding 2,700 miles (4,345 km), the cyclone was by a significant margin the largest tropical cyclone on Earth, doubling the previous record set by Typhoon Tip in 1979. Combined with its winds of 655 mph (570 knots, 1055 km/h) and pressure of 505 mbar (hPa; 14.91 inHg), Quinn killed over eight million people and caused billions of dollars in losses across Africa and South America.
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| - Cyclone Quinn was an exceptionally long-lived tropical cyclone which transversed the western half of the Indian Ocean and southern Atlantic Ocean, making devastating strikes on Madagascar and South Africa. Less severe impact occurred in Uruguay and Argentina, where Quinn hit at a weaker intensity. With a size exceeding 2,700 miles (4,345 km), the cyclone was by a significant margin the largest tropical cyclone on Earth, doubling the previous record set by Typhoon Tip in 1979. Combined with its winds of 655 mph (570 knots, 1055 km/h) and pressure of 505 mbar (hPa; 14.91 inHg), Quinn killed over eight million people and caused billions of dollars in losses across Africa and South America.
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| - Cyclone Quinn was an exceptionally long-lived tropical cyclone which transversed the western half of the Indian Ocean and southern Atlantic Ocean, making devastating strikes on Madagascar and South Africa. Less severe impact occurred in Uruguay and Argentina, where Quinn hit at a weaker intensity. With a size exceeding 2,700 miles (4,345 km), the cyclone was by a significant margin the largest tropical cyclone on Earth, doubling the previous record set by Typhoon Tip in 1979. Combined with its winds of 655 mph (570 knots, 1055 km/h) and pressure of 505 mbar (hPa; 14.91 inHg), Quinn killed over eight million people and caused billions of dollars in losses across Africa and South America.
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