Cyclone Sidr Flashcards
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Q
Social effects
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1 million affected Water borne diseases No food & water for weeks 500 000 homes destroyed 4000 died could total up to 10 000 (red cross) Many refused to leave
1
Q
Why is Bangladesh at risk
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Low coastline
Huge flat delta
2
Q
Environmental effects
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Boar tigers deer swept away tidal surge
Mangrove forest reserve damaged
Trees uprooted
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Q
Economic effects
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Port region closed, chittagong
Food prices high cant afford poor
Businesses destroyed
Airport in Dhaka closed
1m livestock lost
95% rice crop destroyed along coastline
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Q
Responses to the event
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48 hours warning
Forced people in cyclone shleters
Aid agencies delivere food medical supplies
Pledged £250 m in aid
5
Q
Factors that will make the impacts greater in the future
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Not enough cyclone shelters
Not good conditions no funding
Global warming
Thermal expansion- seas increasing in volume
