Tag: monsoon phenomena and its mechanism

The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) is a global framework established within the United Nations for the promotion of action to reduce social vulnerability and risks of natural hazards and related technological and environmental disasters.

Its main purpose is to facilitate, in an inter-agency effort Governments and communities in disaster-prone areas in integrating the management of risk into their development policies, programs and projects. 

When a tropical cyclone forms in the western Pacific between 180 degrees and 100 degrees East longitude, it's called a typhoon. So, Japan, China, the Philippines, etc., get typhoons.

An anemometer is commonly used to measure wind speed. Wind speed, or wind flow velocity, is a fundamental atmospheric quantity. Wind speed is caused by air moving from high pressure to low pressure, usually due to changes in temperature. Wind speed is now commonly measured with an anemometer but can also be classified using the older Beaufort scale which is based on people's observation of specifically defined wind effects.

The National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) is a premier national organization working for human resource development at national and regional level in the area of disaster mitigation and management. The NIDM came into existence since October 16, 2003 by a Government of India order upgrading the National Centre for Disaster Management (NCDM), which was located at Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi.

Tornado is a dark funnel shaped cloud that reaches from the sky to the ground. Most of the tornadoes are weak. A violent tornado can travel at speeds of about 300 km/h. Tornadoes may form within cyclones. In our country they are not very frequent.