Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar 2008

Question 1

What does this link to?

Answer 1

Climatic hazard LEDC

Question 2

Causes?

Answer 2

• Ocean over 27*C
• Water over 60m deep
• More than 5* N or S of the equator to get Coriolis to begin spinning

Question 3

Effects?

Answer 3

Primary:
- 95% of buildings destroyed, over 1 million made homeless

Secondary:
- Contamination of rice padi fields and flooding by salt water caused loss of 2008-9 harvest, raised death total to 125,000

Question 4

Management?

Answer 4

Short term:
- Indian navy brought 140 tonnes of tents, blankets and medicine, and 50 medical personnel

Long term:
- UN and partners built multi-purpose cyclone shelters in 2009