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And their effect on the built environment They are known as Hurricanes in the Caribbean, Typhoons in the China Sea, in the Indian Ocean and most commonly called Tropical . You can call them what you want but they all have one thing in common: they are extremely d ....

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.... recorded to hit Australia since white settlement in 1788 (the Bathurst Bay killed 300 people but didn't reach land). Cyclone Tracy hit the coastal city of Darwin on Christmas Day 1974. Although people had warning on New Year's Day about Cyclone Tracy, they were busy preparing for Christmas and thought that the cyclone would pass away just like Cyclone Selma had done three weeks before. Cyclone Tracy came roaring down the Arafura Sea (where most the develop in that area) and was on track to bypass Darwin but changed direction 900 past Melville Island and straight towards the city. At this time most people were asleep or partying. By 1:00 AM, ....