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Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi was given its name in Fiji. The cyclone started as a tropical low near Fiji, and when it was upgraded to a cyclone, it was given a Fijian name by the Fiji Meteorological Service.

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Why did the cyclone happen in yasi?

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Who named Cyclone Yasi?

Cyclone Yasi is a severe tropical cyclone which was named in Fiji, and the name is Fijian for Sandalwood, which is a plant that grows in Fiji and flowers this time of year during the wet season.To answer the actual question,Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi was given its name in Fiji. The cyclone started as a tropical low near Fiji, and when it was upgraded to a cyclone, it was given a Fijian name by the Fiji Meteorological Service.


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How was Cyclone Yasi named?

Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi was given its Fijian name because it developed in Fijian waters. The cyclone started as a tropical low near Fiji, and when it was upgraded to a cyclone, it was given a Fijian name by the Fiji Meteorological Service.


Where did Cyclone Yasi form?

Cyclone Yasi formed in the waters just off Fiji.


Did anybody die by cyclone yasi?

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Where does Cyclone Yasi come from?

Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi developed near Fiji.


Will cyclone yasi be as big as cyclone Tracy?

Well Yasi hit where I live and it was bigger but not stronger. :) :)