Cyclone Nargis Flashcards
1
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Mag (cylone Nargis)
A
Cat 4 landfall
2
Q
Where (cylone Nargis)
A
Irrawaddy delta, Mynanmar
3
Q
When (cylone Nargis)
A
2nd may 2008
4
Q
Impacts on envirnoment (cylone Nargis)
A
38000 hectares of mangrove trees destroyed no envirnomental protection
Flooding caused salination and erosion
5
Q
Impacts on people (cylone Nargis)
A
140,000 killed
450,000 houses destroyed 350,000 damaged
6
Q
Forecasting (cylone Nargis)
A
Doesn’t have a dedicated monitoring system ir radar networks
7
Q
Warning + evac (cylone Nargis)
A
Indian weather agencies forecasts which helps give protection
8
Q
Defences (cylone Nargis)
A
Mangrove forest reduced the flood levelshowever nost of the trees were chopped down or destoyed by the yclone
