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Cyclone
 

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  • On the surface of the earth, some hot and cold air masses meet.
  • Then a cyclone is formed on the surface of the m.
  • The center of the cyclone is the light air pressure and the air pressure around it.
  • Thus in a cyclone the wind blows from all sides towards its central part and rises in a whirlwind.
  • The wind speed is counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern hemisphere.
  • Cyclones originating in the Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean around India are relatively mild.
  • But sometimes catastrophes occur when stormy cyclones suddenly crash into coastal areas.
  • These cyclones carry moisture from the oceans with them.
  • In India, especially in the coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, such cyclones cause severe damage.
  • The world's stormy cyclones occur over tropical seas.
  • It causes great loss of life and property.

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