major rivers running through it (the Ganges and Brahmaputra) this forms a huge delta‚ both rivers have large volumes of water flowing through them to the sea as they have large drainage basins this increases the flood risk. Bangladesh also has a monsoon climate and the annual torrential rains often results in the rivers overflowing and therefore flooding. The flood was also influenced by many human causes‚ including the increasing population. Deforestation was also a major cause as it is believed
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passes through the center of Bangladesh and the country’s climate can be described as tropical monsoon type - warm and humid in the summer‚ dry and cool in the winter. The dominant climatic factor for Bangladesh is the monsoon - the distinct change between the wet (warmer) and dry (cooler) periods. Three main meteorological seasons are recognized: • (a) Hot or summer season (March-May). This pre-monsoon season is generally hot and sunny with high evaporation rates. April is normally the hottest month
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scientific analysis of the reasons for the disaster that struck Uttarakhand‚ particularly the temple town. THE primary trigger for the Uttarakhand disaster following the very heavy rain during June 16-18 was the extremely unusual behaviour of the monsoon this year over north India. The incessant‚ heavy rainfall over three days‚ perhaps accompanied by a few cloudburst-type events (which cannot be confirmed)‚ resulted in flash floods and associated landslides. The devastation all round in their wake
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the region is also abundant in the region with rainfall amounts in excess of 1000mm annually with the amount usually approaching 3000mm. It is also of note that this region of the eastern coastal plains is subject to both northeast and southwest monsoon rains when these storms are in season. Western Coastal Plains The western coastal plain of India in contrast to the eastern coastal plain is located on a narrow strip of land. The western coastal plains are located in the west of India between the
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Flood case study Bangladesh Causes The main cause of the floods was unusually severe monsoon rains and an unusually high volume of runoff from melting snow from the snow caps of the Himalayas. These all increased the amount of surface water and the volume of water in Bangladesh’s two main rivers‚ which are very large and connect. The Ganges and the Brahmaputra both had more than the normal amount of water that they could carry and so were overflowing and flooding. A number of human factors
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GLOBAL WARMING Global warming is the ‘talk of the town’ in this century‚ with its detrimental effects already being brought to limelight by the recurring events of massive floods‚ annihilating droughts and ravaging cyclones throughout the globe. The average global temperatures are higher than they have ever been during the past millennium‚ and the levels of CO2 in the atmosphere have crossed all previous records. A scrutiny of the past records of 100 years indicates that India figures in the first
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Arabian Sea‚ a journey of some 3‚200km (2‚000 miles). The River Indus has an annual flood caused by tropical monsoon rainfall. It’s rich alluvium floodplain led to one of the cradles of civilization‚ 9000 years ago. However‚ this flood’s magnitude was according to Professor Rajiv Sinha‚ from the Indian Institute of Technology‚ 5 or even 10 times stronger than normal. The annual monsoon is caused by the movement of warm moisture laden air from the Indian Ocean toward areas of low pressure‚ marked
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It was the monsoon season during the November holidays last year. It commonly rained then and the air was as fresh as a daisy. We stayed indoors frequently‚ except when the weather was breezy so that we could play outdoor activities such as flying kites‚ playing soccer in the lush green field and sometimes just enjoying the cool breeze which had blown past us. One night‚ my family and I went to bed earlier than usual as it was raining cats and dogs outside. We could not do much about the storm and
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country. Human causes are made by people cutting down trees(Deforestation). Bridges make the situation far more worse cars and trees would get stuck under the bridge. Causes of the Flood Causes of the Bangladesh flood: every year the area has very monsoon rains. In the last few years the rainfall has been heavier than expected Bangladesh has one of the two largest rivers in the world The Ganges and the Brahmaputra and the largest range of mountains the Himalayas. Causes of Boscastle flood: In Boscastle
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