Madagascar’s lemurs live with the threat of cyclones – has this shaped their behaviour?: Madagascar is an island that’s no stranger to natural disasters, in particular cyclones. This is because it’s located in the south-west Indian Ocean cyclone basin, a region of the Indian Ocean where tropical cyclones typically form and develop. Madagascar has experienced …
Cyclones in southern Africa: five essential reads: The fishing village of Mahebourg, Mauritius, is among the places in the path of cyclone Freddy. Laura Morosoli/AFP via Getty Images Tropical cyclone Freddy was, on 21 February 2023, bearing down on Mauritius and Madagascar. Mauritius grounded flights and, news agency Reuters reported, emergency teams in four regions …
Climate change isn’t just making cyclones worse, it’s making the floods they cause worse too – new research: People take refuge on a sports ground following flooding caused by Cyclone Idai in Mozambique. DFID/Flickr, CC BY-SA Super cyclones, known as hurricanes or typhoons in different parts of the world, are among the most destructive weather …
Tanzania’s ‘forgotten’ cyclones and concerns for the future: Cyclone Kenneth caused significant damage to Mozambique, the Comoros Islands and Tanzania in 2019. EMIDIO JOZINE/AFP via Getty Images A cyclone, known as Jobo, made landfall near Dar es Salaam in late April. By this point it had weakened to a tropical depression and impacts were, thankfully, …
Measuring the economic impact of cyclones in Madagascar: Cyclone Ava caused hundreds of millions of dollars worth of damage in Madagascar. deruneinholbare/Flickr Madagascar, Africa’s largest island, is naturally prone to cyclones. Earlier this year it was hit by one named Ava – a category three cyclone that killed at least 50 people, displaced over 50,000 …