Disaster Management Geography
- 2. CYCLONE • What is a cyclone? • A cyclone is a region of low atmospheric pressure usually associated with a stormy weather.
- 3. HOW DO THEY OCCUR? • In a cyclone, the winds blow from all directions towards the centre. They are associated with turbulent weather, high velocity winds, cloudiness and rainfall.
- 4. • Cyclones
- 6. Local names • • • • • depressions—Bay of Bengal. hurricanes--- Caribbean Sea. willy-willy---Australia. typhoons– China Sea. tornadoes ---USA and West Africa.