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A directory of terms associated with tropical cyclones. (Sources: Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Cambridge Dictionary, the IPCC Fourth Assessment Reports and Wikipedia).

Healthcare poses a complex challenge for developing countries, interweaving problems of science, health and development.

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Adaptation

Adjustment of natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climate change, or its effects, that lessens damage or exploits beneficial opportunities.

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