World Meteorological Organization Tropical Cyclone Programme: Project no 12: Human response to tropical cyclone warnings and their content.

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The ultimate objective of the WMO Tropical Cyclone Programme is the safety of human life and the reduction of damage. No program limited to the forecasting and warning of the meteorological and hydrological facets of tropical cyclones can alone accomplish this objective. It has been said often before, but bears repetition, that the best and most accurate forecast is of no value unless it is followed by the steps essential to protect the public and its property. This implies that an effective disaster prepardness system is essential and, in many respects, the human response to the threat of danger is the core of that system. The formulation of the warning is thus crucial to that response. To investigate some of the delicate interactions between the warning content and the reaction it provokes WMO called upon a group of experts composed of both tropical climate forecasters and social scientists. The team was led by Mr. Richard I. Coleman (USA) and included Mr. Robert L. Southern (Australia), Mr B. Rajagopal and Mr. A.K. Sen Sarma (India), and Mr. Leoncio A. Amadore (Philippines). The Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator and the League of Red Cross Societies contributed by reviewing tests