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Tue, Jun 05, 2007

A Cyclone in the Gulf of Oman

Posted at 7:52 pm MDT to Weather

There is a hurricane force cyclone named Gonu heading up the Gulf of Oman (where the US currently has ships) expected to make landfall on the coast of Iran in the next day or so.

This kind of strom track hasn't happened in recorded (since the 1940s) meteorological history. This means that the areas that will be hit have no traditions or infrastructure for dealing with hurricanes. The people are used to dry, not wet. Lots of cities and settlements are built right along the waterline. This could be bad.

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