The CIRA Research department at Colorado State University shared a series of satellite videos Wednesday, showing six major cyclones developing over three different oceans at the same time.
Six tropical cyclones started on or around October 23, and are expected to continue for the coming days, according to The Independent. The strongest of these includes Tropical Cyclone Lola in the Pacific, which was heading toward a Cat. 5 strength as it barreled closer to Vanuatu, AccuWeather noted. Hurricane Otis also made his devastating landfall on Wednesday, bringing widespread chaos, loss of communications, infrastructure, and potentially life throughout Acapulco, Mexico as a Cat. 5 storm.
In the Atlantic, Hurricane Tammy is on her way to Bermuda, while Tropical Depression 21 is starting to dwindle down over Central America, WINK News noted. Satellite footage of all the systems was shared online by CIRA.
It’s an unusually active end of October in the tropics, as six tropical cyclones were spinning simultaneously in three oceans yesterday.
📽: CIRA pic.twitter.com/GprKb1l1dH— AccuWeather (@accuweather) October 25, 2023
Tropical Cyclone Tej approached the Arabian Peninsular on Monday and was expected to cause similarly devastating damage to those in the Pacific Ocean. As of Wednesday, very low casualty figures have been reported, despite the region receiving eight times its annual average rainfall in a single day, Extinction Rebellion claimed. (RELATED: First-In-History Weather Event Shocks Meteorologists As It Threatens Devastation For Millions)
Another system developed over the Bay of Bengal, and eventually turned into Tropical Cyclone Hamoon, which brought heavy rains across Bangladesh, the Independent noted. At least two people are believed to have been killed by the system, despite its rapid weakening as it made landfall, the Weather Channel reported.