Scientists have reported what is thought to be one of the world's greatest mass death of corals ever recorded as a result of the earthquake in Aceh, Indonesia on March 28, 2005.(eurekalert)
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Scientists turn storm-chasers starting August 15 when they stake out some of the world’s most violent storms in an international project called the African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis. Using satellites, aircraft and ground-based radars, they will study thunderstorms along the tropical African coast to determine how low-pressure disturbances grow into tropical storms as they cross the ocean. Predicting storms is a nascent science and data from this experiment will help refine computer models of storm behaviour.
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A Purdue University researcher and his team have used improved satellite imaging and powerful computer modeling to more accurately forecast the likelihood and intensity of storms and tornados. The major finding in the research is the extent to which plants releasing moisture into the atmosphere can become a major factor in triggering storms in the upper atmosphere. This finding holds the promise of more accurate prediction of storms and tornadoes in the future.
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The page provides, details of southern hemisphere cyclones since 1945. Charts on the track of the storm plus, a text based table of tracking information, is also provided. The table includes position in latitude and longitude, maximum sustained winds in knots, and central pressure in millibars.
URL: http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/indian_oc/index.html

The present study is carried out to examine the performance of a regional atmospheric model in forecasting tropical cyclones over the Bay of Bengal and its sensitivity to horizontal resolution. The model is found to perform reasonably well towards simulation of the storms.
URL: http://www.ias.ac.in/epsci/mar2003/Esb1427.pdf

A tropical cyclone is a cyclone originating in the tropics or subtropics. Although it generally resembles the extratropical cyclone of higher latitudes, there are important differences, the principal one being the concentration of a large amount of energy into a relatively small area.
URL: http://www.irbs.com/bowditch/pdf/chapt36.pdf

Hurricanes have grown fiercer in recent decades, spurred by global warming, and even tougher storms are likely on the way, a researcher predicts.
URL: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2005-07-31-global-warming-hurricanes_x.htm

The subseasonal modulation of tropical cyclone (TC) genesis by large-scale atmospheric wave modes is studied using data from the south Indian Ocean region. The modes considered are the Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO), and the convectively-coupled equatorial Rossby (ER), Kelvin, and mixed Rossby-gravity (MRG) waves.
URL: From http://www.bom.gov.au

The disasters in oceans take place either due to oil spills or due to cyclones. It is possible to monitor the spread of the oil spills and to predict cyclones by measuring wind velocities and wind direction. This can be done using microwave remote sensing techniques.
URL: From http://www.corporate.coventry.ac.uk

Is global warming making hurricanes more ferocious? New research suggests the answer is yes. Scientists call the findings both surprising and "alarming" because they suggest global warming is influencing storms now — rather than in the distant future.
URL: From http://southasia.oneworld.net