This is the second major cyclone to hit Oman after Cyclone Gonu three years ago.

It is called cyclone prevention.

Overcoming cyclone together in Madagascar

Oman was hit a few days ago by cyclone Phet, a tropical cyclone originating from the Indian Ocean.

In 2008, Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar.

The 1970 Bhola cyclone was a devastating tropical cyclone that struck East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and India's West Bengal on 12 November 1970.

Cyclone Giovanna made landfall in Madagascar on February 13, 2012.

This cyclone was the sixth cyclonic storm of the 1970 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, and also the season's strongest, reaching a strength equivalent to a strong Category 3 hurricane.

About 1,100 Twitter updates mentioned the cyclone in the past 48 hours.

Cyclone Rewa developed from a tropical disturbance on 28 December south of Nauru.

Cyclone Giovanna made landfall in Madagascar on February 13, 2012, at 20h00 local time.

Citizens still smiling despite the flood caused by Cyclone Giovanna by Twitter user aKoloina

In November 1970, tropical cyclone Bhola struck East Pakistan, killing between 300,000 and 500,000 people.

The cyclone reached the capital city of Muscat, but the damages were nominal in comparison.

Rewa reached its initial peak intensity as a Category 4 tropical cyclone on 2 January.

No one, when he has lit a lamp, puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, that those who come in may see the light.

In this latest case, the junta controlled news media failed to announce warnings about the approaching cyclone.

Citizens helping each other and still smiling despite the flood during Cyclone Giovanna by Twitter user aKoloina

The cyclone began to strengthen steadily and turned southward, paralleling the eastern Australian coast through 31 December.

Some scientists attribute the intensity of Cyclone Nargis, which struck Myanmar, killing more than 30,000, to global warming.

In the Gulf of Mexico, the cyclone quickly matured and became a Category 3 hurricane on September 23.

Despite the drastic conditions, citizen media users were able to report on the impact of the cyclone in their region.

The country's climate is also affected by two large high pressure systems which determine climatic conditions throughout central and west Africa, namely, the Libyan anti cyclone, over north and north east Africa, and the St. Helena anti cyclone, centred over the Atlantic to the south west of the African continent.

But there were no maps, no maps of roads, no maps showing hospitals, no way for help to reach the cyclone victims.

The cyclone is classified as a category 4, with winds of up to 194 km (120 mph) ripping up trees and electricity pylons.

The cyclone was classified as a category 4, with winds of up to 194 km (120 mph) ripping up trees and electricity towers.

As was obvious from his blood trail, Hauser at first fled to the first floor where his room was, but then, instead of moving on to his caretakers, he returned downstairs and climbed through a trap door into the cellar.

The cyclone turned southeastward and moved back into the South Pacific basin on 4 January, before it passed over New Caledonia between 5 6 January.

TCWC Nadi reported that the system had weakened into a category 2 tropical cyclone, while the JTWC reported that Rewa had become a tropical storm.

On floods and storm surges, he noted structural measures such as multipurpose cyclone centres, and non structural measures such as subsurface food and seed storage.

In Myanmar, despite bitter resistance from the military regime, Ban pressured the authorities to let in humanitarian aid after Cyclone Nargis devastated the country last year.

We did so after Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, where the challenge now is to push for political progress, including credible steps on human rights and democracy.

Tropical Storm Ana was the first named storm of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season and the first tropical cyclone to impact the Caribbean islands during 2009.

PRAGUE The enormous suffering of the Burmese people caused by the recent cyclone, which has caused tens of thousands of deaths, deserves the sympathy of the entire world.

The cyclone caused the deaths of 22 people on its course, affecting parts of the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Eastern Australia, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and New Zealand.

As witnessed the world over, a natural disaster such as a cyclone, made worse by the effects of climate change, can have a devastating effect on economies and lives.

Unlike Gonu, Oman and its people were more prepared for the cyclone this time around, but the city of Sur, which was directly hit by Phet, still suffered serious damages.

The cyclone did not dampen the spirit of Malagasy people, who showed resilience and helped one another to move away from the flooded areas, all the while still wearing their brightest smiles.

During 21 January, TCWC Brisbane and the JTWC reported that Rewa had weakened below cyclone strength, as the system moved back into the South Pacific basin for the third and final time.

Tracking sequences of tropical cyclone images from geostationary satellites as well as storm intensities and atmospheric winds derived from these images provide vital information for forecasting landfall, thus contributing to saving lives.

Having been almost entirely rebuilt twice, once due to Japanese air raids during World War II, and again after being devastated by Cyclone Tracy in 1974, the city is one of Australia's most modern capitals.

Burma s rulers have said that the vote will be delayed in the areas hardest hit by the cyclone until May 24, but the referendum will still go ahead as planned in other parts of the country.

Since then, hurricane incidence has dropped off the charts indeed, by one measure, global accumulated cyclone energy has decreased to its lowest levels since the late 1970 s. Exaggerated claims merely fuel public distrust and disengagement.

His own region of the Pacific had not been spared the small island of Niue had been literally devastated by Cyclone Heta in January and a typhoon had lashed the Micronesian island of Yap in April.

But no, for some reason I couldn't wait to get into the dark of the night and be singing, A heard you knocking at my cellar door I love you baby and I want some more Ooh, ooh, the damage done The night before I started, I finished Stephen Hawking's The Grand Design.