1. Advanced Technology has helped and these days we are better protected.
2. In the early part of last century, coastal residents may have had less than a day to prepare or evacuate their homes from an oncoming cyclone.
3. The world today is very different.
4. Thanks to satellites and radars, a cyclone alert or cyclone watch is issued 48 hours in advance of any expected storm and a cyclone warning is issued 24 hours in advance.
5. The message is broadcast every hour or half an hour when a cyclone is near the coast.
6. Information about cyclones will be given by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).
