Since the energy released by typhoons is much higher than that of nuclear bombs, why can't they cause devastating damage to cities like nuclear bombs?

The energy released by a typhoon is much higher than that of a nuclear bomb, but the typhoon releases energy in a large range and for a long time. For example, the diameter of mangosteen is as high as 1000 km, and the energy released at the same time covers at least 500× 500× π = 785,000 square km, and it is still released for a long time.

The explosion of a nuclear bomb releases millions of tons of energy in a fraction of a second. ...

It won't be a big problem for a kilo of steel to press on you, but you can easily pierce the skin by making 2 grams of steel into a needle.

The energy released by water vapor condensation in a typhoon to maintain typhoon circulation. The great energy of typhoon vortex comes from the latent heat released by the rising and condensation of water vapor. Some people estimate that the energy of a typhoon is equivalent to the energy of several atomic bombs. The formation of a typhoon must first have a wide enough tropical ocean surface, the water temperature is higher than 26.5 degrees Celsius, and it must be in a layer of seawater as deep as 60 meters to meet this condition. Typhoons consume a lot of energy every day, and huge energy can only be provided by the latent heat released by tropical oceans, which requires the seawater temperature to reach or exceed 26.5 degrees Celsius.

In addition, due to the decrease of air pressure in the typhoon center, the central seawater will churn, which may affect the depth of 60 meters. Therefore, to maintain the typhoon, the seawater above 60 meters should exceed 26.5 degrees Celsius. There must be enough deviation of the earth's rotation to make the airflow rotate, so as not to let the airflow directly enter the low-pressure center, but to rotate counterclockwise along the center (the typhoon in the southern hemisphere moves clockwise).

The analysis shows that there is obvious asymmetry in the inner and outer areas of the typhoon, which plays an important role in the development of the typhoon and the transportation of momentum and kinetic energy. Weather-scale typhoon is a strong dynamic energy in the atmosphere, so it should have an important impact on the change and maintenance of atmospheric circulation, which has attracted people's attention. On the issue of energy, it is also pointed out that the horizontal vortex transport of angular momentum is very important in the peripheral area of typhoon. In addition, the generation and transport of momentum in the outer region is also very important, which should not be ignored in the typhoon energy budget. These are all related to the asymmetry of the typhoon.