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Cyclone Disaster Information System

The page provides link to general information on Cyclone and deals with aspect such as: What are Cyclone? Factors that cause cyclone, the effects of cyclone, prevention taken before, during and after cyclone, along with link to few case studies.
URL: http://www.iitr.ac.in

Storm Surge Preparedness and Safety

Around the world, drowning by storm surge accounts for a high proportion of the deaths in tropical cyclones. This page provides basic information on Storm surge along with information on preparedness and safety.
URL: From http://www.bom.gov.au

Relief Commissioners Of Indian States and Union Territories

Page provides, information and contact details of Relief Commissioners Of Indian States and Union Territories as on 6-12-2005, compiled by National Institute of Disaster Management.
URL: http://www.nidm.net/State_RC.pdf

Cyclone Safety Tips

Page provides, basic information on cyclones with special reference to Gujarat and deals with aspect such as where does a cyclone come from? What are the visible signs of a cyclone? How does a cyclone affect us? Etc. along with the information on safety tips such as, what to do before and during a cyclone, what one should not do during a cyclone attack? Etc.
URL: http://www.gsdma.org/pdf/CY_Prp.pdf

Tropical Cyclone Safety

There is an old saying "An ounce of prevention is a pound of cure.". This is never more true than when it come to tropical cyclones and the damage they can cause. With some simple fore thought and planning, you can greatly reduce the risk of loss of your loved ones and important documents. The following are ways you can help protect your past, present, future, and peace of mind.
URL: From http://www.srh.weather.gov

Protective Measures Against Cyclone

The page describes: Steps to be taken before the commencement of cyclone season, Steps to be taken when a warning for a cyclone threatening is received, what are the advice to be followed when authorities advice evacuation follow, and some of the post cyclone measures.
URL: http://164.100.140.7/gis/khurda/colmesseage.htm

Prevention and Control of Public Health Consequences of Tropical Cyclones

Among natural disasters, tropical cyclones are uniquely amenable to risk reduction through a combination of planning, technology, and behavioral change with public health interventions. Effective forecasting, warning, evacuation, and sheltering are primary approaches to reducing hurricane-related mortality and morbidity for persons who reside in high-risk locales.
URL: From http://epirev.oxfordjournals.org

Mitigation of Oceanogenic Disasters: Tsunami and Storm Surges, the Indian Initiative

Ocean is a cornerstone of life support system on the Planet Earth. Yet it triggers devastating Tsunamis, Cyclones and associated Surges in the Coastal areas.
URL: http://www.incois.gov.in/documents/tsunami.pdf

Reading the perfect storm

Only an integrated approach to disaster preparedness can work, especially in the context of artisanal fisheries. One of the most severe cyclones of recent times hit East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India on 6 November 1996. Although cyclone warnings kept coming out from early morning, there was no way the information could reach the fishers at sea or in the outlying areas.
URL: From http://southasia.oneworld.net

Cashew trees along shores can check cyclones

In the backdrop of tsunami disaster, cashew export promotion council has mooted creating a greenbelt of cashew trees along the coastline which can act as a windbreaker and a wall to check soil erosion and reduce the effects of cyclones and tidal waves.
URL: From http://www.financialexpress.com

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