I find tropical cyclones to be fascinating. Perhaps this is because I live in a part of the world that hasn't experienced one in 2.8 million years.
This picture is fascinating. It's an aggregate of all the tropical storm tracks from the last several years. Notice only two have hit South America. Notice that none get vary far up the California coast (the water is too cold). Notice how many there are in the north Atlantic.
Newfoundland has actually had more tropical cyclones (two) this year than has Florida (one), although when they hit Florida they're usually a lot stronger. Newfoundland can get hurricanes, but usually the storms are undergoing extratropical transition by the time they get to Newfoundland.
