to natural hazards causing damage to the housing stock and the related infrastructure are most important for infrastructures development. In this study‚ four natural hazards which are the most common for damaging in Bangladesh‚ namely earthquake‚ cyclones‚ tornadoes and floods are considered to develop the district wise map on the basis of combination of local hazard intensity and vulnerability on observed performance. Risk analysis as indicated in the district-wise are trying to be identified. This
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Palk Strait. Before the 1964 cyclone‚ Dhanushkodi was a flourishing tourist and pilgrimage town. Since Ceylon now Sri Lanka is just 18 miles away‚ there were many weekly ferry services between Dhanushkodi and Thalaimannar of Ceylon‚ transporting travellers and goods across the sea. There were hotels‚ textile shops and dharmashalas catering to these pilgrims and travellers. The Railway line to Dhanushkodi–which did not touch Rameshwaram then and destroyed in the 1964 cyclone-went directly from Mandapam
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Tornadoes vs. Hurricanes What is the difference between a tornado and a hurricane? A tornado is a dark funnel shaped cloud that is made of rotating winds which are very violent. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with constant winds that can pass 74 mph. And appear with rain‚ thunder and lightening. I think that theses both are seriously dangerous to be in. A hurricane and tornado both form in warm‚ damp air blowing from opposite ends. They both cause flash floods‚ mudslides and they also
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Rowan Ferguson Using examples‚ Examine the success of different approaches to manage tropical storms (hurricanes and cyclones) When discussing management strategies‚ it is important to use a system to categorise various approaches. In reference to a natural hazard there are number of ways management schemes attempt to deal with these events. Management schemes can modify the event; decrease its severity or alter its course or even incidence‚ they can modify the vulnerability: prepare for and
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Bangladesh has a subtropical monsoon climate characterized by wide seasonal variations in rainfall‚ moderately warm temperatures‚ and high humidity. Regional climatic differences in this flat country are minor. Three seasons are generally recognized: a hot‚ humid summer from March to June; a cool‚ rainy monsoon season from June to October; and a cool‚ dry winter from October to March. In general‚ maximum summer temperatures range between 32°C and 38°C. April is the warmest month in most parts of
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and stranding 19 others. This storm was a blizzard with hurricane-force winds that devastated the Great Lakes Basin. The financial loss in vessels was almost $5 million‚ valued at about $116‚145‚00 in today’s dollars. This storm‚ an extra-tropical cyclone‚ originated as two major storm fronts‚ fueled by the lakes’ relatively warm waters- a seasonal process called “November gale”. Producing over 90 mph wind gusts‚ waves over 35 feet high‚ and whiteouts lead to mass amounts of devastation. The outcome
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relevant information in the table below. Online – Cyclone Nargis: http://beta.searca.org/searca/index.php/knowledge-management/knowledge-resources/policy-brief-series/226-rebuilding-myanmars-agriculture-after-cyclone-nargis | LEDC (Nargis) | MEDC (Katrina) | When did it happen? | May 2008 | | Where did it happen? Brief description of the storm. | Myanmar. Cyclone Nargis was a rare‚ eastward moving at low-latitude strong tropical cyclone that caused the worst natural disaster in the recorded
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To what extent are the impacts of Tropical Revolving storms determined by human factors rather than physical factors? (40marks) A tropical revolving storm is a huge and extremely violent tropical storm which can be up to 500km in diameter. The Coriolis force is the driving force behind the spinning of these storms creating a lot of the storms power. These TRS are either known as hurricanes in the North Atlantic Region or Typhoons in the South East Asia region. However to become a TRS they have to
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and Malaria are endemic. The 1999 Orissa cyclone‚ also known as Cyclone 05B‚ and Paradip cyclone‚ was the deadliest Indian Ocean tropical cyclone since the 1991 Bangladesh cyclone and deadliest Indian storm since 1971. The storm made landfall just weeks after a Category 4 storm hit the same general area. Millions of people remained homeless and over 20 thousand dead in the century’s worst cyclone that ripped through coastal Orissa. Super-cyclone with winds 260-300 km/hour (hurricane category
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Introduction Various disasters like earthquake‚ landslides‚ volcanic eruptions‚ fires‚ flood and cyclones are natural hazards that kill thousands of people and destroy billions of dollars of habitat and property each year. The rapid growth of the world’s population and its increased concentration often in hazardous environment has escalated both the frequency and severity of natural disasters. With the tropical climate and unstable land forms‚ coupled with deforestation‚ unplanned growth proliferation
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