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Cyclone
A cyclone is a non-frontal storm system that is characterized by a low pressure centre, spiral rain bands and strong winds. Usually it originates over tropical or subtropical waters and rotates clockwise in the southern hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the northern hemisphere. source: CRED
WMO participates in Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
20 May 2013, WMO
WMO has a booth at the Global Platform to showcase initiatives, projects and tools on early warning systems and disaster risk reduction. Throughout the Global Platform, senior WMO experts will take part in high-level meetings, plenaries, and feature events...
- 10th National hydrologic warning council (NHWC)03-06 Jun 2013, United States of America (Florida)
- 7th European conference on severe storms03-07 Jun 2013, Finland (Helsinki)
- Workshop on science and technology innovations in Hurricane Sandy research05 Jun 2013, United States of America (Piscataway, New Jersey)
- Disaster management graduate programITU, Turkey (Istanbul)
- Under graduate and graduate programme in disaster managementPatuakhali Science and Technology Univ
- PhD in Risk and Emergency Management (REM)IUSS, Italy (Pavia)
Disaster management: engineering and environmental aspects2013
Teacher's manual on disaster risk reduction education2012, CI; MOET, Viet Nam - gov; Plan Intl; SCI
Munich Re: Worldwide distribution of natural catastrophes in 2012Jan 2013, Munich Re
Munich Re: Worldwide distribution of natural catastrophes in 2011Jan 2012, Munich Re
- Simulation de risques naturels: les infographies2008, MEDDTL, France - gov
- Nicaragua: Matagalpa project approach2007, UNOSAT
- Film: Beating the hurricane: the experience of Cuba2006, UNISDR
Human Exposure - Absolute exposure to cyclone
| Countries | People exposed per year
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| 1 | Japan | 22,548,120 |      |
| 2 | Philippines | 16,267,090 | |
| 3 | China | 9,933,174 | |
| 4 | India | 7,607,821 | |
| 5 | Taiwan, prov. of China | 6,507,695 | |
Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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Number of cyclone occured (reported)
| Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database |
External Online Resources on Cyclone
- Australia: Cairns disaster information
- Aviation-weather disaster risk reduction
- China Risk Net - 中国风险网
- DARA: Climate vulnerability monitor
- DIPECHO DRR Partner Platform in SE Africa and the SW Indian Ocean
- Disaster Report: recent natural disasters list
- Disaster risk reduction (DRR) project portal for Asia and the Pacific
- Education for hazards
- Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS)
- Humanitarian early warning system (HEWS): HEWSweb
- Institute for Business and Home Safety: disaster safety portal
- International Charter: Space and major disaster activation maps
- Martinique: risques et nuisances (in French)
- National Disaster Management Authority of India guidelines: multiple hazards, capacity development, information and risk management
- Natural disaster awareness tool catalogue
- PREVIEW Global Risk Data Platform
- SATCA: Early warning system for Central America
- SWIdget
- Typhoon Committee Disaster Information System (TCDIS)
- Water management in Taiwan
- WMO: severe weather information centre
- Women preparing for disasters Bangladesh
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