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The Tropical Cyclones (TCs) are among the deadliest natural disasters of the world. These intense weather systems develop over the warm tropical ocean waters. On an average about 80 tropical cyclones form every year in the tropical oceans. Highest annual frequency occurs over the northwestern Pacific Ocean which is about 30. The hazardous impacts associated with the tropical cyclones are primarily due to three factors, namely strong winds, phenomenal storm surge and exceptionally heavy rainfall. The storm surge caused due to severe cyclones is generally responsible for inundation of coastal areas causing tremendous loss of life and property.
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Singh, O.P. (2010). Tropical Cyclones: Trends, Forecasting and Mitigation. In: Jha, M.K. (eds) Natural and Anthropogenic Disasters. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2498-5_12
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