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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

Storm Surge : Information From Wikipedia

A storm surge is an onshore gush of water associated with a low pressure weather system, typically a tropical cyclone. Storm surge is caused primarily by high winds pushing on the ocean's surface. The page provide basic information, on Storm Surge, along with links to detail information, such as mechanics of the storm surge, storm surge barriers etc.
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_surge

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 Cyclones: Introduction

The page provides, links to general information on cyclones and deals with the aspect such as: Tropical cyclone formation, classification, its structure, tropical cyclones names etc.
URL: http://www.srh.weather.gov/srh/jetstream/tropics/tc.htm

Forecasting and Warning Systems for Cyclones in India

Tropical cyclones are a national phenomenon, over the globe, which cannot be prevented, but its impacts could be minimized by understanding its regular behavior, timely prediction and historically based damaged assessment. The impacts of tropical cyclones are not dependent on strength and frequency of occurrence, but are more specific to location and time of occurrence.
URL: From http://cidbimena.desastres.hn

Epidemiology of Tropical Cyclones: The Dynamics of Disaster, Disease, and Development

Tropical cyclones—variously defined as hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones—regularly impact human populations and periodically produce devastating weather-related natural disasters. The epidemiology of tropical cyclones is fundamentally determined by the physical forces of massive cyclonic systems intersecting with patterns of human behavior.
URL: From http://epirev.oxfordjournals.org

Mangroves vital for mitigating impact of disasters

Marine biologists and environmentalists have been crying out for conservation of mangroves as an ecosystem that is not only a habitat to birds, animals and mirco-organisms but also a natural shelter against floods, tidal waves and cyclones.
URL: From http://www.thehindubusinessline.com

Cyclones in India

The page provide links to general information on Cyclones in India and deals with aspect such as: Frequencies of Cyclones, Some Cyclones in India , Causes of Tropical Cyclones , Classification of Cyclonic Disturbances , Possible Risk Reduction Measures , Post Disaster Assistance , and Cyclone Shelters .
URL: http://www.nidm.net/Cyclones.asp

Cyclones: an idealized model

A cyclone is an area of low pressure around which the winds flow counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
URL: http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/cyc/def.rxml

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