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• A system of winds rotating inward to an area of low atmospheric pressure, with a counterclockwise (northern hemisphere) or clockwise (southern hemisphere) circulation; a depression.
• Another term for tropical storm
• Orang Melayu kata Puting Beliung.
  
• A more visual description can be seen here
  

Cyclone Nargis (JTWC designation: 01B, also known as Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Nargis) was a strong tropical cyclone that made landfall in Burma (also known as Myanmar) on May 2, 2008, causing catastrophic destruction and at least 22,500 fatalities^[2] with a further 41,000 people still missing, and estimates on the final total of fatalities ranging up to 100,000.^[3]

It is the deadliest named cyclone in the North Indian Ocean Basin, as well as the second deadliest named cyclone of all time, behind Typhoon Nina. Including unnamed storms, Nargis is the 12th deadliest cyclone of all time. Nargis was the first tropical cyclone to strike the country since Cyclone Mala made landfall in 2006.

The first named storm of the 2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Nargis developed on April 27 in the central Bay of Bengal. Initially it tracked slowly northwestward and, encountering favorable conditions, it quickly strengthened. Dry air weakened the cyclone on April 29, though after beginning a steady eastward motion Nargis rapidly intensified to attain peak winds of at least 165 km/h (105 mph) on May 2; the Joint Typhoon Warning Center assessed peak winds of 215 km/h (135 mph)

Mind explaining on the controversy that relief teams are halted from entering Myanmar?

Press Statement : MERCY

KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday, May 8, 2008:
…..Mona also said that MERCY Malaysia president Datuk Dr Jemilah Mahmood was deployed with the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC) team since last Monday, to facilitate and support international assistance arriving in the country. She will be meeting the team in Yangon tomorrow.
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Status: Will be delayed in areas which are badly affected. Other places will still vote on 10 May.

But, if he truly believes that we must address climate change to stop such disasters and save future lives, doesn’t he have an obligation to speak up? Read more…



Random Facts From News

• 1 000 000 lost their home.

• US Says Death Toll Rise To 100, 000

• US Blames Junta For Making Myanmar Isolated For Decades.
  

• The disaster is compelling one of the world’s most secretive and isolated regimes to swing open its doors to the international community.

Despite growing critiques, the international community and neighboring countries moved quickly to offer support to victims (see below). With aid lining up, relief agencies said they are confident the ruling government will give the final green light to international aid, but hoped it would come soon.

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