Evaluating Risks Vulnerabilities Of During Cyclones

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Subject Area:Geology

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5 billion, in spite of the constant warning from The Bangladesh Meteorological Division (BMD) (Lewis et al. This was one of the worst cyclones in Bangladesh and the whole world especially in the 20th century following the other deadly 1970 incident in which 500,000 people died. From the incident, as many as 10 million locals lost their homes, while more than 1 million heads of cattle were lost to the cyclone of the Bay of Bengal. Other physical losses included those experienced with crops and other sources of food, which subjected the survivors to increased suffering and danger of succumbing to the tragedy. The increased pressure resulted into severe cyclonic storms, which also had the hurricane core. There have been patterns of the storm surge in the region, which make the locality to be endangered (Peduzzi et al.

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Therefore, the topography of Bangladesh is its main undoing as it struggles to contain such natural disasters from striking the nation once again. People are often at risk from the likely flood from a slight pressure variation, and the Cyclones are very likely in the region. In case of a tropical cyclone attack on Chittagong, a similar locality to the Bay of Bengal in Bangladesh regarding topography and the nearness to the large water bodies, the likely number of people that need help will undoubtedly increase. This means the JTWC will prepare to inform, evaluate, and serve a large population of around 10 million at the minimum and also properties and infrastructure of unknown value. , Horsburgh, K. , Neal, J. , & Schumann, G. A storm surge inundation model of the northern Bay of Bengal using publicly available data.

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