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WHAT IS CYCLONE

A cyclone is a large-scale low pressure system characterized by a cyclonic circulation (counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern), The term "cyclone" refers to their cyclonic nature, with wind blowing counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

In addition to strong winds and rain, tropical cyclones are capable of generating high waves, damaging storm surge, and tornadoes. They typically weaken rapidly over land where they are cut off from their primary energy source. For this reason, coastal regions are particularly vulnerable to damage from a tropical cyclone as compared to inland regions.

HOTTEST COUNTRY

• Libya in North Africa              58 °C 
• Saudi Arabia                            52.0 °C 
• Iraq                                          52.0 °C 
• Algeria                                     51 °C 
• Iran                                          51 °C 
• Oman                                       51 °C 
• Sudan                                      49.7 °C 
• India                                        50 °C 
• Somalia                                    55 °C 
• Mexico                                    53 °C 

THE POWER OF THE HANDS

FIGHT FOR YOUR WORLD

Global warming

Global warming is the rise in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans since the late 19th century and its projected continuation. Since the early 20th century, Earth's mean surface temperature has increased by about 0.8 ̊C (1.4 ̊F), with about two-thirds of the increase occurring since 1980. Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and scientists are more than 90% certain that it is primarily caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases produced by human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation. These findings are recognized by the national science academies of all major industrialized nations

Effects significant to humans include the threat to food security from decreasing crop yields and the loss of habitat from inundation