User:Oxfordvalley

Pros and Cons for each basin:
 * Atlantic:
 * Pros:
 * Lots of variability in activity/tropical cyclone formation between years, which makes the climatology the most interesting.
 * Storms here can get quite powerful. Plenty of Category 5's.
 * Storms can form and remain tropical in areas further poleward compared to other basins.
 * Cons:
 * Most heavily-peaked of all basins. High activity doesn't start until almost halfway through the season each year.
 * The more powerful hurricanes have a tendency to form closer to land areas, some of which cause devastating damages.
 * Contains some of the costliest storms on the planet (Harvey, Katrina, Maria, etc.).
 * East/Central Pacific:
 * Pros:
 * Very active. Second-most active of all basins.
 * Storms here can get quite powerful. Some Category 5's.
 * Damages from storms are low because of their general westward trajectory.
 * Cons:
 * Nearly every storm forms and dissipates the same way, so can be monotonous to monitor at times.
 * West Pacific:
 * Pros:
 * Most active basin on the planet. Activity is continuous and storms can form any time of the year.
 * The most powerful storms are home to this basin. Typhoons here often have the lowest pressures and highest wind speeds.
 * Plenty of room for development.
 * Cons:
 * Extreme activity also means higher chances that storms will impact land.
 * Has some very deadly and/or damaging storms (Haiyan).
 * Southwest Indian:
 * Pros:
 * Plenty of room for development.
 * Can be active, particularly in January through March.
 * Storms here can get quite powerful. A few Category 5's.
 * Cons:
 * Storms here are often deadly to the countries they impact.
 * Wind shear can dominate the basin through its inactive months.
 * South Pacific:
 * Pros:
 * Storms here can get quite powerful. A few Category 5's.
 * Plenty of room for development.
 * Cons:
 * Usually not very active. Wind shear dominates the basin for most of the months.
 * Most islands are vulnerable to devastating impacts from the more powerful cyclones (Winston).
 * Australian Region:
 * Pros:
 * Can be active, particularly in January through March.
 * Cons:
 * The basin itself seems to have arbitrary boundaries. While the Northern Hemisphere basins are separated in a way that make crossovers rare (except maybe Central to West Pacific), cyclones often have crossovers to and from the neighboring basins.
 * Not much room for development.
 * High tendency for storms to impact Australia, sometimes at devastating levels (Yasi, Tracy).
 * North Indian:
 * Pros:
 * Has a peak in May when all other seasonal basins are either beginning or ending their respective seasons (or close to that).
 * Unique double-peaked basin (May and November).
 * Cons:
 * Very inactive. Wind shear dominates the winter and summer months, making formation during those times nearly impossible.
 * Contains some of the deadliest storms on the planet (Bhola Cyclone).