
Cyclones
In meteorology, a cyclone (/ˈsaɪ.kloʊn/) is a large scale air mass that rotates around a strong center of low atmospheric pressure. Cyclones are characterized by inward spiraling winds that rotate about a zone of low pressure. The largest low-pressure systems are polar vortices and extratropical cyclones of the largest scale (the synoptic scale). Warm-core cyclones such as tropical cyclones and subtropical cyclones also lie within the synoptic scale. Mesocyclones, tornadoes, and dust devils lie within smaller mesoscale. Upper level cyclones can exist without the presence of a surface low, and can pinch off from the base of the tropical upper …
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Christian Aid · 22 September 2023 English
Loss and damage is happening now In addition to loss and damage funding, the Scottish to communities around the world but it is more Government provides broader climate finance acutely …
Scotland has been one of the first countries to talk cyclones and flooding fuelled by climate change. about …
ARROW: Asian Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women · 22 September 2023
the way health systems are structured, deterrent in health-seeking behaviour resourced, designed, and privatised; and and provision of safe services13 in India,14 Equity in sexual and what type of health …
(RTIs) and sexually transmitted and intensity of cyclones, floods and the age of 60, with a total projected … post-care for sexual known to be susceptible to cyclones, rape care facility in the Pacific that violence …
World Bank Group · 21 September 2023 English
events including floods, droughts, tropical cyclones and strong winds, storm surges, extreme temperatures …
World Bank Group · 20 September 2023 English
This thematic note is part of a broader mixed-method study on gender inequalities in Madagascar, which intends to illustrate the key gender gaps in the country and shed light on …
and natural disasters such as tropical storms, cyclones, floods, droughts, and locust invasions. Most …
World Bank Group · 20 September 2023 French
La présente note thématique fait partie d'une étude mixte plus large sur les inégalités de genre à Madagascar, qui vise à illustrer les principaux écarts de genre dans le pays …
naturelles telles que les tempêtes tropicales, les cyclones, les inondations, les sécheresses et les invasions …
World Bank Group · 20 September 2023 English
Mozambique employed both digital and cash social assistance payments as part of its COVID-19 response. Direct provision of cell phones and mobile money accounts favored vulnerable groups. However, digital payments …
internally displaced, a result of a series of cyclones and a four-year conflict in the northern province …
ADB: Asian Development Bank · 20 September 2023 English
The economic outlook for Asia and the Pacific remains upbeat, with the region’s developing economies expected to grow 4.7% in 2023, and 4.8% in 2024, but risks remain elevated.According to …
decades—is expected in Vanuatu because the impact of cyclones in March on crops and local supply chains has … damage caused by twin cyclones in March, is retained (Table 2.5.4). The cyclones’ impact continued to … economic recovery is still expected in 2024. The cyclones exacerbated technical and institutional challenges … assessment estimated damage and loss from the cyclones at $433 million (40% of GDP). Revenue from honorary … to support domestic demand. The impact of the cyclones on households would have been worse were it not …
PIK: Potsdam-Institut fur Klimafolgenforschung · 20 September 2023 English
In the coming decades, coastal flooding will become more frequent due to sea-level rise and potential changes in storms. To produce global storm surge projections from 1950 to 2050, we …
circulation can modulate the occurrence of tropical cyclones and extra-tropical storms (Seneviratne et al … et al., 2016). While the total number of tropical cyclones may decrease or remain unchanged (Sobel et al … increase in the proportion of intense tropical cyclones (category 4–5) and higher maximum wind speeds … understood contribution from changes in tropical cyclones and extratropical storms (Morim et al., 2019; … resolve localized climate extremes, such as tropical cyclones (Camargo, 2013; Hodges et al., 2017; Schenkel …
NIPoRe: Nepal Institute for Policy Research · 19 September 2023 English
Two key outcomes of the summit were a joint decision to support the call for a comprehensive reform of the United Nations, including its Security Council, and the decision to …
and cyclones. Bounded by the Bay of Bengal, South Asia experiences a high frequency of cyclones and tropical …
Australian Energy Market Operator · 19 September 2023 English
2 220 kV lines VIC Lightning INDJI 103749 19/11/2022 2120 hrs 19/11/2022 2325 hrs 103752 Bayswater – Mt Piper 5A3 and Bayswater – Wollar 5A4 500 kV lines NSW Lightning …
plant operation. • Severe wind (including tropical cyclones). • Geomagnetic disturbances. • Floods. • Widespread …