On Thursday, Feb 2, a major cyclone struck in the northern territory of Australia, creating a large disaster.
This cyclone is known as Cyclone Yasi and it roared in Cairns, Australia. A cyclone is a closed atmospheric circulation formed over an ocean or a sea. For example,the cyclones strength was "ripping roofs from buildings and cutting power to thousands of homes. Additionally, this even occurred a very bad time which was a few minutes after midnight. The tourists from the society were being battered by heavy rain and gusts of wind.
Link: Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/02/02/ferocious-cyclone-bears-northern-australia/#ixzz1CpGEGreC.
This is how a cyclone looks:
This is a picture of people packed in a shopping mall which was used as an evacuation shelter in Cairns,
Australia.
Interestingly, even the guests from the Shang Ri La Hotel had to huddle in the ball room. This is shown below.
For more information, go to http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110202/ap_on_re_as/as_australia_storm
This cyclone is known as Cyclone Yasi and it roared in Cairns, Australia. A cyclone is a closed atmospheric circulation formed over an ocean or a sea. For example,the cyclones strength was "ripping roofs from buildings and cutting power to thousands of homes. Additionally, this even occurred a very bad time which was a few minutes after midnight. The tourists from the society were being battered by heavy rain and gusts of wind.
Link: Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/02/02/ferocious-cyclone-bears-northern-australia/#ixzz1CpGEGreC.
This is how a cyclone looks:
This is a picture of people packed in a shopping mall which was used as an evacuation shelter in Cairns,
Australia.
Interestingly, even the guests from the Shang Ri La Hotel had to huddle in the ball room. This is shown below.
For more information, go to http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110202/ap_on_re_as/as_australia_storm
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