英语翻译Several regions in the world are subject to storms which

英语翻译
Several regions in the world are subject to storms which are so severe that they
cause damage on a tremendous scale.The regions are all located on the edges of great oceans.The general term for such severe storms is ‘cyclone’.The term ‘hurricane’ is defined for storms that occur in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Cyclones(龙卷风) and hurricanes(飓风) differ in one curious way :in a cyclone,the wind circulates in a clockwise direction; in a hurricane,the wind direction is counter-clockwise.But cyclones and hurricanes have one ominous similarity.In terms of the damage they cause on land and at sea,they are identical.
Australia undergoes a number of cyclones every year along its northern coast,which faces Indonesia.The cyclones occur mainly in December and January,the summer months in the southern hemisphere.
Usually the Australian cyclones don’t cause great damage because Australia’s northern territory has vast empty regions that are virtually unpopulated .There are few coastal cities.When a cyclone does move inland from the sea,it usually blows itself out without striking any inhabited area.However in 1917 the small city of Townville was severely devastated by a cyclone.There was a public outcry about it.People demand an adequate warning system.Ever since then the meteorological bureau has regularly issued alarms in advance of every serious cyclone.