Australia's building standards are apparently fairly high in the world standings. The cyclone cut in between high population points and went straight through but destroyed alot still. Where the cyclone hit (the big one, there has been 5 in the last month) people have to build by cyclone safe standards. The houses may be still standing but the towns are smashed by the floods that have followed the cyclones.
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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous
I'm curious, how do 180mph cyclones routinely hit pacific rim countries with relatively little damage and loss of life, and yet category 3/4 hurricanes on the East Coast (like Hurricane Andrew or Katrina or Ivan) with significantly slower winds cause apocalyptic damage. Is there a fundamental difference between cyclones and hurricanes I am not getting?
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