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Cyclones
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Definition of 'Cyclones'Non-frontal low-pressure systems over tropical or sub-tropical waters with organized convection and definite pattern of surface wind circulation. Common names: Cyclones; Cyclone; Tropical Storm; Storm, Tropical; Storms, Tropical; Tropical Storms; Typhoons; Typhoon; Hurricanes; Hurricane |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Hurricane Ike rapid needs assessment - Houston, Texas, September 2008.
30 Sep 2009 
On the morning of September 13, 2008, Hurricane Ike made landfall on the upper Texas Gulf coast at Galveston Island as a category 2 storm, with hurricane force winds extending 125 miles from its center. As the storm continued through nearby Houston ... Read more...
3 Sep 2009 On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana, a major metroplex with petroleum industries. In response to the potential impact of the storm on air quality and to assess the exposures to toxic air pollutants of ... Read more...
Effects on health of volunteers deployed during a disaster.
30 Aug 2009 Little is known about the risks, hazards, and health outcomes for health care personnel and volunteers working in disaster relief. We sought to characterize risks and outcomes in volunteers deployed to provide relief for victims of Hurricane ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Cyclones'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Philippines struggles to recover from typhoons.
29 Oct 2009 - Hurricane Ike rapid needs assessment - Houston, Texas, September 2008. 30 Sep 2009
- Journal club. A coastal ecologist sees the hidden effects of hurricanes. 15 Sep 2009
- Post-Hurricane Katrina passive sampling of ambient volatile organic compounds in the greater New Orleans area. 3 Sep 2009
- Preparing for forecastable disasters. Interview by Cheryl A. Thompson. 30 Aug 2009
- Redefining the mission: the Mercy Model as a leadership approach for public health systems and population-based programs. 30 Aug 2009
- Effects on health of volunteers deployed during a disaster. 30 Aug 2009
- The effect of Hurricane Katrina: births in the U.S. Gulf Coast region, before and after the storm. 26 Aug 2009
- Full impact in Taiwan of typhoon is yet to emerge. 15 Aug 2009
- Carbon monoxide exposures after hurricane Ike - Texas, September 2008. 12 Aug 2009
- Disaster care: delivering primary health care to hurricane evacuees. 30 Jul 2009
- Promoting mental health recovery after hurricanes Katrina and Rita: what can be done at what cost. 30 Jul 2009
- Effect of natural disaster on routine surgery. 7 Jul 2009
- Disaster response after Hurricane Katrina: a model for an academic-community partnership in Mississippi. 29 Jun 2009
- Nontraumatic retropharyngeal abscess complicated by cervical osteomyelitis and epidural abscess in post-Katrina New Orleans: four cases. 29 Jun 2009
- Model evacuation plan. 29 Jun 2009
- Impact of a natural disaster on diabetes: exacerbation of disparities and long-term consequences. 17 Jun 2009
- Hurricane Katrina and youth anxiety: the role of perceived attachment beliefs and parenting behaviors. 11 Jun 2009
- Response of the Arabian Sea to global warming and associated regional climate shift. 8 Jun 2009
- Postpartum mental health after Hurricane Katrina: a cohort study.
6 Jun 2009
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Technical information about 'Cyclones'
Definition: Non-frontal low-pressure systems over tropical or sub-tropical waters with organized convection and definite pattern of surface wind circulation.
Descriptor UI: D055867
Alternative terms: Cyclones; Cyclone; Tropical Storm; Storm, Tropical; Storms, Tropical; Tropical Storms; Typhoons; Typhoon; Hurricanes; Hurricane;
Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; mortality; statistics & numerical data;
Tree Number: G16.500.240.135.500;
History Note: 2009
Technical Notes: coordinate with DISASTERS if pertinent; specify geographic location