Monday, 23 March 2015

Super Cyclone Gonu

Super Cyclone Gonu was one of the most powerful cyclones to be recorded in the middle east. Formed on January 1, 2007,  the category-five hurricane unleashed wind speeds reaching 240 kilometers per hour


The aftermath of this cyclone was devastating as including 37 missing persons, there were 78 fatalities recorded. Thousands were left homeless and waterlogged cars lay scattered and upturned on the demolished street. Off of the destroyed coast of Pakistan,fishing ships were reported to have been stranded and damaged. Economic impact included a spike in oil prices due to the storm's interference with oil shipping and gas prices increased due to the damming of Sur's large gas terminal. As of the biosphere, plants were waterlogged and dead, animals were killed, and so were humans. The lithosphere had also been altered due to flooding. The hydrosphere impact was the enormous amount of precipitation.

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