Bangladesh is a south Asian country with the area of 147,570 km square and population of 157.2 million (world bank, 2015). It is one of the densely populated countries of the world. Bangladesh ranks 5th most populous country in Asia and 8th most populous country in the world. The poverty rate of Bangladesh is 18.1 percent. More than 28 million people in Bangladesh lives on less than 1.90 $ a day (World bank, 2010). Bangladesh is placed on the apex of the Bay of Bengal and mountain and hill bordered three fourth of the Bangladesh. Bangladesh also covers most parts of the Bengal basin, which is also one of the largest geosynclinals of the world. The Bengal basin is covered and controlled by Choto-Nagpur plateau from …show more content…
Earthquake, cyclone, drought, river erosion, tornadoes, water logging, high arsenic content in ground water are some of the main concerns of Bangladesh. As Bangladesh is placed on the top of Bay of Bengal and mountains and hills border three-forth of the country, the heavy monsoon rain mostly results into calamitous damage. The Bay of Bengal is also famously known as the breeding place of calamitous cyclone because of existing of inter-topical convergence zone (ITCZ). Almost every year these cyclone turns into disasters making their way towards costal belts and hugely damaging peoples property and lives. Bangladesh has experienced almost 219 climate related disasters between 1980 -2008 causing damages worth over US$ 16 billion (UNDP, …show more content…
Bay of Bengal is also known as the breeding grounds of cyclone. Most of the cyclone is formed either before or after the monsoon season. The month of April-May and October-December leads to rise of cyclone strength with wind speed up to 64-185 km/hour. Due to which more than 4 million poor people living in the costal area are highly vulnerable to such calamities. 12th November, 1970 cyclone is considered as the most destructive cyclone of Bangladesh which claimed the life of more than 300,000 people and damaged a property worth US$ one billion. Similarly 29th April, 1991 cyclone claimed the lives of more than 138,000 people and causing the damage of property worth US$ 2 billion (Government of Bangladesh, 2013). Due to rapid increase in the population of people living in costal area of Bangladesh, each year the risk of people getting affected by cyclone and storm is also increasing. Till this date 45 major cyclone and storm has been recorded from the year 1965, 1970, 1985,1991, 1997, 2007, 2009 and 2013 (Government of Bangladesh,
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...a, particularly among vulnerable populations in Bangladesh and Maldives. “The 1995 flooding of Bhola Island, Bangladesh provides a striking example of a social and environmental catastrophe in what was arguably a climate refugee crisis as many of those who fled from the island returned to nothing” (Riva, 20). Riva claims that populations that are vulnerable to environmental hazards face the real threat of displacement under climate change.
Mother Nature cannot be controlled and as humans we are forced to deal with various natural disasters. We have earth quakes, hurricanes, volcanoes, tornadoes and many other types of events that are weather driven. Many natural disasters affect our everyday lives and individuals may be forced to safe areas to protect themselves from potential danger. Natural disasters can also place a financial burden on people in affected communities. Hurricanes are strong storms that have been hitting the United States for as long as history can remember. Many hurricanes have hit the southeastern part of the United States the past 100 years. Some of these hurricanes have left little effect of society while others have scarred into the history
Hurricanes are extremely large area’s of low pressure that are over the ocean in either the North Atlantic ocean, or the eastern North Pacific Ocean. If a hurricane is in the western Pacific Ocean than it is called a typhoon. One in the Indian Ocean is called a cyclone. The danger region of a hurricane is normally in the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic Ocean. The hurricane season is the six month time period from June-November. The peak month of hurricanes is September.
Hurricanes are powerful and destructive storms that involve great rain and wind. The United States of America has dealt with many hurricanes that have cost a great amount of damage. However, there is one hurricane that happened in 2005 that stands out among the others, Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst hurricanes to hit the United States, a category 5 on the Saffir/Simpson Hurricane Scale. An estimated 1836 people died because of the hurricane and the floodings that happened after (Zimmermann 1). Katrina initially beg...
Australia has a long history of sufferance form many deadly natural hazards. And cyclone are one of the most deadliest and destructive natural disasters that Australia has encountered in past. From its first recorded major cyclone "Mahina" to the latest cyclone "Marcia", all have been very catastrophic resulting in loss of human lifes and resources. One of the most deadliest cyclone that Australia has encountered is Cyclone Mahina.
On November 12th, 1970, the deadliest cyclone in the history of Bangladesh, formerly East Pakistan, struck around the northwest shores of the Bay of Bengal. East Pakistan was undergoing widespread poverty at the time, leading to a wide range of uncertainty in the death toll of the cyclone (Encyclopedia 501). Tensions between East and West Pakistan were at large at the time, leading West Pakistan to be disinclined to assisting East Pakistan in recovering from the storm (History 4). This became a factor to the national mutilation of East Pakistan (Geol 1). This calamity is by no means the strongest storm in history. The storm merely struck the worst possible place at the worst possible time (Disaster 172). Due to this, Bhola is frequently recognized as the most devastating tropical storm in history (International 5).
Hurricanes are one of the deadliest and most expensive natural disasters around. They are more common in areas of humid yet moist weather so they are very foreign to certain places. But to the places were hurricanes are the norm, the people take them extremely seriously because they kill people and ruin countless amounts of property. Hurricanes can attack and harm people in so many ways they can kill people, leave them homeless, it leaves children orphaned and disable them. On the west coast of the United States and other places hurricanes aren’t taken as seriously as other more common disasters, such as, earthquakes and volcanoes yet the hurricane can be a lot more damaging that both of those. Hurricanes are cyclones that develop over warm oceans and breed winds that blow yup to 74 miles per hour.
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Telecommunication Technology refers to the technology we use for telecommunication purpose.As the world is advancing forward aided by newer science discoveries and the application in technological forms,no country can sit behind now.The communication among people around the world has become much easier.In fact the word telemeans‘Distance’.Technology may be defined as the application version of what science renders.Bangladesh is a third world country and often termed as a developing one.Sate of TelecommunicatioTechnology is an important element among the indices that defines the status of a country.
Reduce poverty. 4. Project description: Bangladesh is an agro-based country, more than 80% people live in villages. They are mostly poor. Most of the people have only homestead.
Despite being one of the most density-populated countries in the world, Bangladesh has a lot to offer its people and the world. The people of Bangladesh live in a contestant shift between drought and flooding. Through these hardships, Bangladesh still produces a large number of exports as well as local products and produce. The government of Bangladesh has two heads of office, the head of state and the head of the government. There are three major branches of military, Army, Air force, and Navy. Bangladesh has an impressive track record of growth and development aspiring to be a middle-class country within the near future. The people of Bangladesh continue to peruse a better way of life no matter the hardships that befall them. Be it flooding in the south, drought in the north or hard economic time Bangladesh continues to thrive.
The sea level rising and the warmth of the sea through the global rise in temperature, helps to promote the strength and the frequency of the hurricanes. In just 2017 so far, we have 10 hurricanes and 6 major hurricanes in the Caribbean region. According to Dr. Parham, there are four major effects likely to occur as a result of climate change in the region. He identifies these as warmer temperatures which are already being observed; more natural disasters such as hurricanes, which are formed when sea temperature rises above a certain level; change in rainfall patterns and coastal
In recent years, a number of severe weather events have prompted increased concern over the role of climate change in changing weather patterns. Many vulnerable regions around the world have been greatly impacted by increasingly severe weather. For residents affected by these events, the consequences can be life-changing. Indeed, severe weather events, such as flooding, can greatly affect regions where it occurs, creating social, economic, and potentially serious health impacts. Residents affected by flooding may be displaced from their homes or suffer losses to their business. In order to ensure that people living in regions potentially vulnerable to these events, effective policies must be designed so that both the current and future needs of residents are met. Moreover, the role of climate change in leading to these severe weather events must be explored. Given that some still remain opposed to the idea of climate change, despite an overwhelming amount of evidence, there is a strong need to make clear the connections between climate change and these events, in order to ensure state policy is designed to ensure the effects of climate change are mitigated to the greatest extent possible. This essay will investigate climate change and severe flooding in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The social, economic, and health impacts created by flooding will be investigated and assessed. It will be argued that flooding caused by climate change has the potential to devastate the region. As such, policies are needed that promote protections for residents, as well as reduce pollution to stem the costly tide of climate change.