cyclone nargis Flashcards
why was nature effective the postive feedback loop
more mangroves destroyed more environmental degradation increased vunrability to tropical storms More damage caused by tropical storms Hence more magroves destroyed
how many people killed in Cyclone nargis
140,000
when did it happen
may 2008
give me some of the social impacts of Nargis
2.5 million people were left without shelter
43% of freshwater ponds were salinated by the storm suge
give me some of the economic impacts of Nargis
600km of agriculture land was destroyed by salination of crops
the total cost of the storm was 4 billion
Millions of people lost their livelihood
what were some of the environmental impacts of Nargis
380KM OF MANGROVES DESTROYED
soil salinated
How did they respond to cyclone nargis
India gave them a cyclone warning.
The goverment did out send sgnals a cyclone was coming however didn’t say how serve it was
Nargis is very simiilar to the sundarbans
in both in salination
But also the in terms of the feedback loops
what is the global store of Carbon in Lithospher
99.9%
what is the global store of Carbon in Biosphere
4>10-4
what is the global store of Carbon in Cryosphere
1>10-3
what is the global store of Carbon in Hydrophere
second largest store of carbon
Give me some more responses Nargis
Military ditorship refused modern aid from global governnng bodies such as the UN
How tall is storm suge in nargis
5 meters hhigh
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