What are the social impacts of cyclones?

Cyclones (and hurricanes) economic damage is well know, but what of the social costs. Social costs include, loss of life and livelihood, loss of crops leading to food scarcity, education and other services destroyed, increased burden on governments to rebuild areas affected, and money meant for other projects must now be used repair the damage done my the cyclone. read more

effects of a cyclone on the ecomomy Less income from exports and general economic turndown. Many of the South-west pacific island ecomomys are based on cash crops eg. read more