Part one of term paper
And their effect on the built environment They are known as Hurricanes in the Caribbean, Typhoons in the China Sea, in the Indian Ocean and most commonly called Tropical . You can call them what you want but they all have one thing in common: they are extremely destructive when they hit cities and towns. A cyclone is a huge mass of air movin ...

Part two of term paper
... in the Northern Hemisphere), the cyclone gradually picks up speed. Driven by the fast winds, the Cyclone can move at up to 50km/h. While all this is happening a distinct "eye" is forming in the centre of the Cyclone. This "eye" unlike the rest of the Cyclone is completely calm and is not windy at all. Cyclone Tracy was the most destructive cyclone recorded to hit Australia since white settlement in 1788 (the Bathurst Bay killed 300 people but didn't reach land). Cyclone Tracy hit the ...