Cyclone Freddy has been active for 37 days making it the longest-lived tropical cyclone recorded in history.
By: Michelle Swart
Cyclone Freddy, which has now surpassed all records for the longest-lived tropical cyclone in recorded history, has been active for 37 days.
Cyclone Freddy the longest living cyclone
This cyclone has also surpassed Hurricane Ioke’s record of 82 for the highest accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of any tropical cyclone.
Meteo-France’s latest trajectory estimate predicts that Freddy will once again make another U-turn.
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This back into the Mozambique Channel and head back to Madagascar.
Freddy has already impacted Mozambique and Madagascar twice, with Madagascar possibly set to see its third impact.
This is a historic event.
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It is evident from the weather models and trajectories that Freddy is not yet done with its agenda.
