Case Study- Brahmanbaria Tornado 2013 Flashcards
why can tornadoes in Bangladesh not be predicted easily
Meteorological data such as pressure and wind cannot be obtained because the weather observatories are not distributed in a fine spatial distribution
what was the Fujita-Pearson score for the Brahmanbaria tornado?
F0
when was the tornado?
22nd March 2013! My 12th Birthday!
what was the speed of the tornado?
70km/h
how many people died?
31
how many were injured?
500
what was also affected?
Thousands of trees and utility poles toppled down, thousands of people left homeless
how much acreage of crops were affected/
1285
How much money was given to families with a member dead or injured?
Dead: 20,000 BDT
Injured: 5,000 BDT
what did the government also do to help people who were affected?
300 tents supplied to the area
Dry food was distributed
Electric lines and poles were restored within three days
why are the people more susceptible to the impacts of a tornado?
they live in houses with straw roofs and bamboo walls. So0me people have tin roofs but in a tornado they fly off and become dangerous knives and kill someone.
how is bangladesh trying to reduce the the impacts of tornadoes (and other natural hazards)
Using traditional defense mechanisms such as plantations with bamboo and coconuts in order to break wind speed and reduce the damage
