Cl - Cyclone Nargis

Question 0

Where did Cyclone Nargis originate?

Answer 0

In the Bay of Bengal

Question 1

When and where did Cyclone Nargis hit?

Answer 1

May 2008 in Burma (aka Mayanmar) Bangladesh

Question 2

How did Cyclone Nargis form?

Answer 2

.It formed from the ‘circulation of thunderstorms’, which creates areas of ‘low pressure’ and leads to ‘tropical depression’

.Warm moist air rises, increasing circulation

.When rising air cools, it condenses to make ‘latent heat’ which is the energy that drives the system

.This process keeps gaining energy like this until Cyclone Nargis hits Burma

.Here there is no water to condense so there is no latent heat energy produced so the cyclone slows down

Question 3

How many people died when Cyclone Nargis hit Burma?

Answer 3

200,000

Question 4

What specific industry was destroyed as a result of Cyclone Nargis, and how was it destroyed?

Answer 4

The rice feild on the ‘Irrawaddy Delta’ was flooded