Safety Measures Against Cyclones and Thunderstorms

Physics

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Safety Measures to Avoid Destruction Through Cyclones

Effective Safety Measures:
  • A cyclone forecast and warning service.
  • Rapid communication of warnings to the Government agencies, the ports,fishermen, ships and to the general public.
  • Construction of cyclone shelters in the cyclone prone areas, and Administrative arrangements for moving people fast to safer places.
  • We should not ignore the warnings issued by the meteorological department through TV, radio, or newspapers.
  • We should make necessary arrangements to shift the essential household goods, domestic animals and vehicles, etc. to safer places; avoid driving on roads through standing water, as floods may have damaged the roads; and keep ready the phone numbers of all emergency services like police, fire brigade, and medical centres.

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Cyclone Alert, Watch and Warning

These days we are better protected. In the early part of the last century, coastal residents may have had less than a day to prepare or evacuate their homes from an oncoming cyclone.
The world today is very different.Thanks to satellites and radars, a Cyclone alert or Cyclone watch is watch issued 48 hours in advance of any expected storm and a Cyclone warning is issued 24 hrs in advance. 
The message is broadcast every hour or half hour when a cyclone is nearer the coast.Several national and international organisations cooperate to monitor the cyclone-related disasters.

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Anemometer

Anemometer is a device used for measuring the speed of wind. The term is originated from Greek word anemos, which means wind.