Cyclone Nargis was an eastward cyclone moving at low latitude, which is rare. It is classified as the worst natural disaster that has ever hit Myanmar. It caused a storm surge that was over forty kilometers, in the Irrawaddy delta. It led to over 138000 deaths and high destruction worth over $10 billion (Asian bloc to handle Burma aid | Toronto Star). India had speculated Cyclone Nargis about 48 hours earlier. However, the country’s military had uncoordinated rescue efforts leading to more deaths
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm characterized by a low-pressure center, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of drafts that produce heavy rain. It is seen as a massive with powerful winds, rains, thunderstorms and lightning that usually moves, covering a stretch of 800 - 1000 km. These gather amount of heat and energy through contact with warm ocean waters. Evaporation from the seawater increases their power. Depending on its location and intensity, a tropical cyclone is referred
Flooding Rains Assessed Research and Data analysis – Tropical Cyclones, Floods and Droughts DUE DATE: MONDAY 12th MAY PART A. Cyclones Question 1. Complete the following table using data from www.bom.gov.au. T.C. name Rainfall in a population centre (mm) Wind strength (km/h) Storm surge (metres) Category (1-5) 1. Cyclone Yasi 471 285 5 5 2. Cyclone Tracy 250 240 4 5 Question 2. For each cyclone: - What damage was caused? 1. The category 5 Cyclone Yasi caused an extensive amount of damage to the North
Hurricanes the Tropical Cyclones What is a hurricane? A hurricane is a tropical cyclone that has a maximum sustained wind of at least 75 mph. The primary energy source for tropical cyclones is the latent heat released when water vapor condenses. Only extremely moist air can supply the energy necessary to spawn and maintain tropical storms, and only very warm air contains enough moisture. Tropical cyclones, therefore, form only over oceans with water temperatures of at least 80 deg F. After they
Tropical Cyclones Introduction You wake up in the morning to the sound of rain rattling against your window. You look down on the floor which is ankle deep with water. The howling of wind fills your ears and you realize that there is a hurricane happening. You are panicking as you go around the house looking for your family but none of them are there. After a few minutes the water has reached you’re reached your head. You can barely breathe anymore as you start to choke. Every year many people are
A tropical cyclone is a warm-core, low-pressure system producing high winds that spiral counter-clockwise (in the northern hemisphere) and inward, with the highest winds near the center of circulation. The large counter-clockwise and inward flow is characteristic of the nearly symmetric structure of tropical cyclones as they are comprised of rain bands spiraling toward the center. These warm-core storms typically form over the tropical and subtropical oceans and extract their energy from the heat
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
Cyclone Tracy was category 3 hurricane and category 4 tropical cyclone that affected the city of Darwin on Christmas Eve to Christmas Day,1974 . Cyclone Tracy started of as a tropical depression in the Arafura sea. Tracy continued to develop into not only small but extremely intense tropical storm which later developed into a powerful cyclone (see figure 1.1).The hazard developed by two opposing winds meeting and developing a swirl over the tropical oceans. There was low pressure area that had developed
what to do. People are trapped in freezing temperatures and immobilizing snow during this freezing hurricane. This is what is happening as bomb cyclone Grayson sweeps over the Atlantic Coast of the US and New England. Along with this blizzard comes things such as increased precipitation, extremely low temperatures, and deadly sicknesses. A bomb cyclone, or bombogenesis, is a winter storm much like a hurricane caused by jet stream and explosive cyclogenesis. An explosive cyclogenesis, also known
Analysis of 1998 Ice Storm Intensified by Orographic Channeling By: Daniel Smith Topic Statement The ice storm of 1998 brought exceedingly heavy rainfall along with freezing temperatures to southeast Canada and the northeast United States. This event claimed numerous lives, caused billions of dollars in damages, and persisted much longer than originally thought. Hence, a post mortem analysis is needed to get a better understanding of the mesoscale processes which resulted in the persistence of this
passion for one-another, and perhaps loved each other, but they could never have been married because of their social differences. It is a passionate, but brief affair between two married people from different social classes that takes place during a cyclone in Louisiana around 1898. The story symbolizes the freedom that a woman felt inside after the rain during a time when women had no freedom. (Firtha lesson 2 page 1) Calixta and Alcee had a strong passion for each other. Chopin says: Alcee rides up
apparent deviation of an object, greatly influences the path of a hurricane, and must be taken into effect when trying to predict its path. Hurricanes are known around the world for their destructive and deadly force. They are migratory tropical cyclones that originate over oceans in areas near the Equator, and consist of high-velocity winds blowing circularly around a low-pressure center, known as the eye. We will look further into the specific details regarding the composition of the hurricane
Hurricane Irene affected the Caribbean and much of the United States' east coast and was one of the most damaging tropical cyclones of the 2011 Atlantic tropical cyclone season. Irene originated east of the Lesser Antilles from a well defined Atlantic tropical wave in that area, and became Tropical Storm Irene on August 20, 2011. Irene reached its highest point as a 120 mph Category 3 hurricane. Irene was ranked the seventh costliest hurricane with damages that cost around $15.6 billion in the
hurricanes are categorized based on their wind speeds, wind isn't typically the most dangerous part of the storms. " It's the storm surge" said Kerry Emanuel, an atmospheric scientist at MIT, the storm surge is the bulge of water built up in front of a cyclone or hurricane courtesy of its winds. It's the number one killer in hurricanes, Emanuel explain. "That's what killed people in Katrina, its what killed people in Sandy and in Haiyan" Emanuel likened a storm surge to a tsunami, one just happens to
authorities and vulnerable populations. The following are the sample cases of community preparedness and response capacity to disaster in Asian countries. 3.7.1 Bangladesh Bangladesh is one of flood prone countries and it is frequently hit by devastating cyclones, shocking flood and crippling droughts. Bangladesh has intricate river system with three major rivers- the Ganges, the Brahmaputra and the Meghana and it gives the country as a water resource. On the other hand, country is prone to flood disaster
middle of paper ... ...5 and 30 degrees North latitude typically move toward the west. Sometimes the winds in the middle and upper levels of the atmosphere change and steer the cyclone toward the north and northwest. When tropical cyclones reach latitudes near 30 degrees North, they often move northeast” (Tropical Cyclone Climatology). Hurricanes and tornadoes are both similar and different in regards to how they form, where they form, the destruction they cause, and their characteristics. They form
Whether it is a manmade or natural disaster, it definitely includes risk, vulnerability, and hazards. The characteristics of a disaster or unpredictability, unfamiliarity, speed, urgency, uncertainty and the threats writes wicked story of destruction on the earth. Disaster management and defense system: Dealing with and avoiding the risks resulted through a disaster is known as disaster management. This operation includes preparation ahead of a mishap and disaster response. It is a long-term process
even begin to answer the question posed by the title of the paper we must first explore; What is a hurricane? How it is formed? And we must also examine what is meant by the term global warming? Firstly hurricanes, otherwise known as tropical-cyclones, are formed over warm ocean waters of at least 26.5ºC through depths of at least 45m. There must also be a high Coriolis Effect present such as there is just north and south of the equator. (Moran, 2011) Hurricanes begin as smaller storms called
storm which causes evaporation. All the heat and air flow towards the centre which is known as the eye of the typhoon to form the typhoon. Typhoons are measured by the storm units as categories, much like any other storms such as hurricanes, and cyclones. Different storms have other units as well, an example is a tornado. Tornados are measured in F’s, the larger the number, the more powerful the storm will be. This rule applies to all storms including typhoons. The categories are determined based
inadequate to restore normalcy. India has faced a number of disasters in recent years in the form of earthquakes, floods, droughts, cyclones and other oceanic disasters. Floods and coastal disasters have been the most prominent and recurring features in recent past whether they were floods in Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Mumbai and Chennai, the Tsunami in 2004 or the recent cyclone Hudhud. 2. These disasters have led to tremendous loss of life, property and infrastructure. After grappling with such disasters