Cyclone case study

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  • Cyclone case study
    • Developed
      • USA
        • Weather forecasting alerts people to upcoming storms and cyclones
          • 103 phones for every 100 people
        • Satellites allow storms to be tracked before they become a threat
          • Gives people time to prepare and evacuate if needed
          • Current Satellites are becoming out of date giving unreliable info and costing lives
        • Hurricane safety taught in schools
          • Teaches people how to stay safe and where they can evacuate to
          • Some people who do not attend school lose out on vital information
        • Storm surge defences protect seaside cities and towns
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    • Developing
      • Bangladesh
        • 50/100 people have mobile phones
        • Weather forecasting only works if people can connect to the internet to find out
        • Satellite technology has the best success rate of spotting cyclones
          • Satellite technology cost $12 million a year and people often can not be informed
        • Warning systems are able to educate people on cyclones
          • 45,000 cyclone warning volunteers
          • Educated people are better prepared and know where to go if there is a cyclone
        • 3500 shelters each of which can hold up to 5000 people
          • Cost a lot to repair and venerable to flooding
        • Storm surge defences are very successful from protecting low lying villages and crops
          • Always needing repair and too expensive to build along the whole cost

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