Cyclone Tracy Letter Katia Kelson Darwin‚ NT 14 Chelsey Street Australia Dear Brother‚ It’s been 3 months but please don’t panic‚ I’m fine. I’ve wanted to write this letter to you ages ago but I haven’t had the time. I must have the worst luck to move to Darwin a few weeks before Cyclone Tracy hit. And it hit during Christmas Eve too! Horrible isn’t it? But don’t worry‚ I made it out in one piece. Knowing you‚ you probably want the details of this experience so I’ve decided to tell you everything
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Olivia Ince “The impact of tropical storms Katrina and Nargis were beyond the scope of government to manage effectively” Discuss. Tropical storms have different names depending on their location i.e.‚ in North America and the Caribbean they are known as hurricanes whereas in India and Bangladesh they are known as cyclones. There are various factors which need to be in place for a tropical storm to occur including sea temperatures to be over 27ºC to provide a source of energy‚ warm water extending
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Cyclonic Storm Nilam (IMD designation: BOB 02‚ JTWC designation: 02B‚ also known as Cyclone Nilam) was the worst tropical cyclone to directly affect south India since Cyclone Jal in 2010. Originating from an area of low pressure over the Bay of Bengal on October 28‚ the system began as a weak depression 550 km (340 mi) east-northeast of Trincomalee‚ Sri Lanka. Over the following few days‚ the depression gradually intensified into a deep depression‚ and subsequently a Cyclonic Storm by October 30
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Cyclone Nargis‚ crossing the south of Burma over two days‚ can accord recognition for bringing devastating loss to the Ayeyarwady Delta region ‚ particularly to the extremely vulnerable social groups within. As the United Nation estimates‚ 2.4 million people were affected due to this category 4 cyclone that sustained winds of 210 km per hour‚ and in light of this‚ the mitigation and response following the cyclone proved to be poor and limited. This was accountable to several factors including governmental
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Tropical Cyclones: Cyclone Larry A tropical cyclone is a powerful tropical storm that forms between 5° and 20° south or north of the Equator over warm oceans. Once formed‚ they can last for a few days to over three weeks. They usually form over the northern areas of Australia from November-April each year. For a cyclone to be able to develop there are many key processes that have to occur. The cyclones form over oceans that have a water temperature greater than 26.5°C. When moist‚ warm air
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the 1970 Cyclone (Nov 12-13) with cyclonic surge of 3.05m to 10.6m high with wind speed of 222 km/h occurred during high tide causing most appalling natural disaster claiming 0.3 million human lives. On the 29 April 1991 a devastating cyclone hit Chittagong‚ Cox’s Bazar‚ Barisal‚ Noakhali‚ Patuakhali‚ Barguna and Khulna along with tidal bore of 5-8m high with wind speed of 240 km/h which killed 150‚000 human beings‚ 70‚000 cattlehead‚ and the total loss was about Tk 60 billion. [HS Mozaddad Faruque]
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Lessons learnt from cyclone phailin :- The earth has been affected by the natural hazards over a long time as man emerged into the picture that the natural occurrences were becoming disaster‚ together with being documented in various ways providing a warning for the future generation. Nature is our wise old teacher‚ if we are willing to observe‚ listen and learn both in happier times and in our responses to the powerful forces of nature that have the capacity to destroy us‚ there are lessons to
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Alia Huberman 29/03/2012 Alia Huberman 29/03/2012 Cyclone Tracy – Anatomy of a Disaster 9.1 HSIE Australia’s Physical Environment Cyclone Tracy – Anatomy of a Disaster 9.1 HSIE Australia’s Physical Environment What is a natural hazard? A natural hazard is a situation in which the forces of nature combine to cause destruction. When a natural hazard impacts on a community causing wreckage
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Rowan Ferguson Using examples‚ Examine the success of different approaches to manage tropical storms (hurricanes and cyclones) When discussing management strategies‚ it is important to use a system to categorise various approaches. In reference to a natural hazard there are number of ways management schemes attempt to deal with these events. Management schemes can modify the event; decrease its severity or alter its course or even incidence‚ they can modify the vulnerability: prepare for and
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Part 1- Research 1- How is a Hurricane different from a Tropical Storm? Hurricane has a faster wind speed than tropical storm 2-Describe the four dangers associated with a hurricane (High Winds‚ Ocean waves‚ Storm Surge‚ and Flooding) Trees can collapse and crash houses cause by high winds‚ Flooding can destroy houses‚ trees. ocean waves can cause the destruction of houses around the ocean. storm surge will cause more flood‚ and will increase the sea level. 3-How did people prepare for
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