Tropical Cyclones - Hurricanes Typhoons
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This mind map is about tropical cyclones - hurricanes typhoons. Tropical cyclones, often known as typhoons or hurricanes, are among the most dangerous meteorological events. They are severe circular storms that form over warm tropical waters and feature sustained wind speeds of more than 119 kilometers per hour as well as heavy precipitation.
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Strong winds
Low Central Pressure

Latitude of 8 and 15 degree North & South of equator
but not close to equator

warm waters
presence of Coriolis effect

Northern Hemisphere
Anticlockwise
Souther Hemisphere
Clockwise
Rotary motion of cyclone

Storm Surges

Massive Flooding
Destroy Property
High Death tolls
Strong Winds
Damage/Destroy infrastructure
injure people
Torrential Rains

landslides
remove/crush buildings
destabilise slopes

Physical
buildings
bridges
roads
Economic
incomes loss
damaged crops
repair cost
Damaged property
infrastructure
Food shortages
mitigate by food aid

Social
Disruption
Water supply
Sanitation
Burst Sewage pipes
Contaminate water supplies
Hygience Facilities
disease spread
through insects
Displacement of people

Emergency Action
Weather warnings
advisories to make
preparations
evacuate people
community cyclone shelters
Mitigation measures
Prediction & Warning
analysing long term climate records
indicate frequency
not accurate
computer modelling
not accurate

Land Use control
Coastal Plain management

Protected zones
discourage devt by high taxes
Floodplain management

MasterPlan
reduce potential
flood damamge
New devt
not prone to flood
evacuation plans
categorization
residents HIGHEST risk
residents HIGH risk
residents MODERATE risk
Effective implementation
requires
time
manpower
Reducing vulnerability of infrastructure
buildings resistant to
wind and water
protective barriers such as
river embankments
utility lines
power
telecommunication
water supply networks

avoid damage by
wind / storm surges