Cyclone Nargis Flashcards

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Where?

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Bay of Bengal

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When?

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May 2008

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What?

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Low pressure system

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Economic impacts

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$10 billion worth of damage
Rice fields flooded- lost income
75% of buildings collapsed
1,163 temples destroyed

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Environmental impacts:

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Rice fields flooded (Irrawaddy Delta)
Flooding- farmland and livestock
135mph winds- trees

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Social impacts:

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Lack of food and water supplies
Orphaned children
50,000 people missing
138, 000 dead
2.4 million left homeless
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