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Cyclones  from the ocean rises up and creates 

an area of low air pressure near the 
  surface. Surrounding areas with 
What is a Cyclone?   higher air pressure push into the 
Cyclones are large scales of air that  area with low air pressure, this air 
rotate around a strong centre of low  warms up and rises again. As more 
atmospheric pressure. They are the  and more air comes in to replace the 
most violent storms on Earth.   warm air it swirls in. More air rises 
  and cools o , the water in this air 
  forms clouds. This whole system 
What is the spatial distribution of  spins and grows, forming a Cyclone.  
Cyclones?   
Tropical Cyclones happen, as the   
name suggests, around the Tropics.  How do you prepare for a Cyclone? 
They can form in the Tropic of  To prepare for an expected Cyclone 
Cancer or Capricorn. In the Western  you should find important, 
South Pacific and Indian Ocean, they  necessary supplies like: torches, 
are called Severe Tropical Cyclones,  extra batteries, candles, first aid kit, 
Tropical Cyclones or simply just  dry food and drinking water (for 
Cyclones. In the North Atlantic and  emergencies), essential medicines, 
Eastern North Pacific, they’re called  credit card and medicare card. If you 
Hurricanes. In the Western North  live on the coast, floodlands, near a 
Pacific around China, Japan and the  river or an inland waterway you 
Philippines, they are referred to as  should evacuate immediately to a 
Typhoons.  shelter. Install additional clips or 
  straps to the roof and main part of 
  the house to reduce roof damage.   
 
 
What are the e ects of Cyclones? 
Cyclones can push sea water onto 
  land and, accompanied with heavy 
  rainfall and wind, can cause 
  flooding and destruction of houses 
How do Cyclones form?  or property with 5 metre high 
Cyclones use warm, moist air to  waves. When things are being 
form. That’s why they only happen  destroyed it sends objects flying, if 
in the tropics because they form  something hits someone it can be 
over warm water. The warm air  fatal. Cyclones can also cause 

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damage to the environment,  How does technology help? 

destroying crops, vegetation, and  Technology helps a lot in situations 
ecosystems, by wearing away the  when you don’t know when and 
soil.   where a cyclone is going to occur 
  but there are many useful apps and 
  websites that show, internationally, 
How does the government react to  all the details about the coming 
Cyclones happening?  cyclone including where it’s going 
The government’s reaction to  towards, weather forecast before it 
Cyclone Yasi was impressive. There  happens, km of wind per hour and 
were plenty of warnings to alert  what category the cyclone is going 
people to leave the areas that would  to be. Another way that technology 
get a ected by the cyclone.  helps is in warning the people that 
Government o cials did not care  will be a ected by the cyclone. 
about public perception and they did  Technology has allowed for 
not seem afraid to clearly state the  advanced communication systems 
reality, that the storm was  so they can stay in contact with 
dangerous and the public needed to  those a ected and help them do the 
be on alert.  best with their conditions. 
 
 
How to reduce impacts from 
Cyclones 
There are simple and easy ways to 
reduce injuries and damage after 
cyclones but the others are 
complicated. Some simple ways are 
to have a better communication 
system for warnings and advice, a 
better evacuation plan or keeping a 
close eye on a cyclone tracking map. 
Another thing that is more 
complicated is engineering the 
structure of a building to endure 
intense wind and rain and raising 
the roads so if flooding does 
happen, there’s a slightly higher 
chance of escaping.  
 

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