An unusual situation occurred in the Southern Hemisphere Tuesday afternoon, when 5 tropical storms, called cyclones in that part of the world, spun in the southern Indian and Pacific oceans at the same time.

Alfred, Seru and Rae east of Australia in the South Pacific. (CSU/CIRA & NOAA via AP) Three tropical cyclones are spinning in the South Pacific, an occurrence that scientists say is unusual. Tropical cyclones Rae,

The unusual activity is "a lot to happen at once, but not unprecedented," an atmospheric science professor said.

Tropical cyclone activity is buzzing across the Southern Hemisphere with as many as six cyclones simultaneously spinning around. According to the Accumulated Cyclone Energy tally complied by Colorado State University,

It’s the first time in four years the feat has happened in the region, the limits of which start east of Australia and extend about 5,000 miles from the Coral Sea through the South Pacific Ocean. It last happened as the calendar flipped from January to February in 2021 when tropical cyclones Bina,