Describe a general weather circulation and include all aspects of Storms section, introducing one of the four principal types of storms: mid-latitude cyclones. The submission should be detailed from an atmospheric science perspective but also contain elements relative to damage, death, and ecosystem impacts.

Address the life cycles, severe weather elements, main causes of destruction, as well as mitigation strategies for all four types of storms: mid-latitude cyclones, thunderstorms, tornadoes, and tropical cyclones.