Cyclone Nargis Spring 2008
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Jake MannTy Medley
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May, 2008Tropical Storm
makes landfall in Myanmar
Sustained wind speed 135mph
130,000 dead or missing
http://www.naturalhistoryonthenet.com/Facts_Figures/Country_Facts/images/burma_myanmar_world.gif
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http://www.usaid.gov/locations/asia/countries/burma/cyclone_nargis/
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Development
April 27, 2008Bay of BengalWind speedStorm surge
http://www.gccapitalideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/cyclone-nargis-track.jpg
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http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/nargis_floods.html
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EvacuationForecasting: Global vs. LocalLow lyingPoor TransportNo official plan
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Damages
•19,359 Injured
•77,738 Dead
•55,917 Missing
•Economical
•Soil Erosionhttp://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/myanmar-cyclone.htm
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http://www.themandalayprojects.net/images/cycloneNargis_1.jpg
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Relief EffortsThe Post-Nargis Recovery Effort &
Preparedness Plan(PONREPP)
Myanmar HICJunta’s Block of International aid
http://doctorswithoutborders.org/images/news/2008/Myanmar-Burma-Cyclone-Cargo-Plane-Aid-41976.jpg
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Future PreventionPreparedness investmentsEducationReforestation
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Similar OccurrencesHurricanes Katrina, Rita, Ivan, and HugoTropical storms Allison, Alberto, ClaudetteCyclones Bhola, Coringa, and Hooghly River.
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Citations Article:Ocean-atmosphere interactions during cyclone nargisAuthor: McPhaden, Michael J.Journal Title:Eos (Washington, D.C.)ISSN:0096-3941Date published:2009 Volume:90 Issue:7 Page:53
Disaster monitor: Asian-Pacific Fact SheetPublisher: World Visionwww.wvasiapacific.org/downloads/Myanmar_edited.pdf
Assessing the Disaster: Scientists Report on Flooding and Damage from Cyclone Nargis.
Posted: July 17, 2009Writer: John ToonPublisher: Georgia Institute of Technologyhttp://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/myanmar-cyclone.htm
USAID Responds to Cyclone NargisPosted: June 4, 2009Publisher: USAIDhttp://www.usaid.gov/locations/asia/countries/burma/cyclone_nargis/