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New Forecasting System Revealed For Mediterranean Cyclones

The Mediterranean region is a very active cyclone area, and is often affected by these atmospheric phenomena, which bring strong winds and heavy rain. Despite the efforts of the scientific community to improve numerical cyclone prediction, the systems developed are costly.

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NASA experiment stirs up hope for forecasting deadliest cyclones

NASA satellite data and a new modeling approach could improve weather forecasting and save more lives when future cyclones develop.

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P-3 aircraft support project to study tropical cyclones

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has been hunting for tropical cyclones as part of a multi-national study to understand, observe, and predict the potential impacts of Pacific tropical cyclones.

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Austral Ecology Examines Tropical Cyclones

In light of Cyclone Larry and Cyclone Monica, Austral Ecology has launched a special issue spotlighting tropical cyclones and northern Australian ecosystems.

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Cyclone Nargis and Myanmar floods seen from space

Envisat captured Cyclone Nargis making its way across the Bay of Bengal just south of Myanmar on 1 May 2008. The cyclone hit the coastal region and ripped through the heart of Myanmar on Saturday, devastating the country.

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World Helps Myanmar as Cyclone Toll Tops 22,000

The international community is offering aid to military-ruled Burma as the death toll from Saturday's cyclone has risen to nearly 22,500.

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Death Toll In Myanmar Cyclone Could Reach 10,000

While the media outlets around the world already are reporting that the death toll of the Myanmar cyclone has reach 4000, AP just now has a developing breaking news that "AP: Diplomats say Myanmar's foreign minister acknowledges in a briefing that cyclone death toll could rise to 10,000."

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Death Toll 351 in Burma Cyclone in Yangon Myanmar

351 people have been reported dead after a cyclone hit Burma, which is also known as Myanmar. As a result it has been declared by the Burmese government that five states are currently disaster areas.

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Cyclonic and anticyclonic motion in upper ocean

Driven by the wind, the highly energetic circulation patterns of the upper ocean play important roles in the global distribution of heat and nutrients. Despite this importance, many aspects of upper ocean dynamics are poorly known, especially how its variability is characterized by the interaction of different types of motion and scales.

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Bangladesh asks for more foreign aid for cyclone Sidr survivors

Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh killed more that 3,100 people and ruined the country’s coast. Now the authorities ask for more foreign aid to help those who survived the catastrophe.

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Toll mounts to 3,000, fear of epidemic looms large in Bangladesh

Decomposed bodies littered B'desh's cyclone ravaged southern coastline sparking fears of epidemic as authorities struggled to provide relief to lakhs of homeless survivors that has so far claimed 3,000 lives.

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Cyclone Sidr continues to scatter death over Bangladesh

Cyclone Sidr has swept over Bangladesh, killing some 1100 people, with around 1000 missing and more than 20,000 homes destroyed, China's Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.

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