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• If a cyclone is accompanied by strong winds, nothing can stand in its
way leading to a huge loss of life and property.

Depressions

Cyclones are of the temperate latitudes, especially in Europe are often
called depressions (since they are
spiral rainbands convection cool dense air
current eye systems with low pressure

centres).
eye
Winds are not very violent and
they do not cause any damage.
eye wall They are mainly associated with
hurricane winds warm
and rain moist air rain.
Precautions for Cyclones

Before the cyclone
• Check for any objects near the house that can fly and anchor them.

• Be well equipped with dry food, torches, medicines and drinking
water.

• Keep yourself and your family members well informed about the
warnings issued by the meteorological department through radio,
television or newspapers.

• Evacuate when instructed and close all doors and windows of the
house.
• Switch off the main power switch of the house before evacuation.

• Make necessary arrangement to shift the essential household goods,
domestic animals and vehicles to safer places.

• Keep ready the phone numbers of all emergency services such as the
police, the fire brigade and medical centres.

After the Cyclone
Science • Stay calm at the place you have shifted to till further instructions are
Bytes
received.
Testimony
India's Meteorological • Strictly avoid loose electrical wires after the cyclone.
Department uses Doppler
radar and weather • Avoid drinking water from any sources as it may be contaminated.
satellites to track Drink only bottled water.
cyclones.
Early warning systems • The disrupted electrical poles may run electric current for a short
now help save thousands time; hence, avoid touching the electrical wires and switches.
of lives that were once
lost to storms. • Stay indoors; be alert to hazards created by cyclone damage such as
gas leaks, broken glass and exposed electrical wiring.

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