Cyclone Nargis 2008( Myanmar)


	Cyclone Nargis 2008( Myanmar)
	Causes North-Indian ocean-tropical cyclone began to form Area of low pressure in the Bay of Bengal ( April 27th). Warm waters and a low vertical wind sheer allowed tropical cyclone to develop Winds picked up to over 200km/hr until cyclone Nargis made landfall on May 2nd Mygomar has a low continental shelf meaning there was a greater storm surge	Effects Economic- $10 Billion worth of damage-Majority of the population worked on the flooded rice fields therefore they lost their harvest and income-Price of rice increased by 70% due to limited amount available-75% of buildings collapsed but on the delta 95% collapsed and 1,163 temples destroyed Enviomental-Rice fields were flooded on the Irawaddy Delta and estimated that Nargis impacted 65% of the country's rice fields- Strong winds up to 135mph and a storm surge of 7.6m , heavy rainfall of 600mm-Flood waters traveled an estimated 40-50 km in land from the coast-Farmland, fisheries and livestock were destroyed Social- Lack of food, water for survivors- Many children were orphaned-Diseases such as cholera killed many survivors- A death toll of at least 138,000- 2.4 million people severely affected, structural damage and over 1 million homeless
	Overall summary

North-Indian ocean-tropical cyclone began to form
Area of low pressure in the Bay of Bengal ( April 27th). Warm waters and a low vertical wind sheer allowed tropical cyclone to develop
Winds picked up to over 200km/hr until cyclone Nargis made landfall on May 2nd
Mygomar has a low continental shelf meaning there was a greater storm surge

Economic- $10 Billion worth of damage-Majority of the population worked on the flooded rice fields therefore they lost their harvest and income-Price of rice increased by 70% due to limited amount available-75% of buildings collapsed but on the delta 95% collapsed and 1,163 temples destroyed
Enviomental-Rice fields were flooded on the Irawaddy Delta and estimated that Nargis impacted 65% of the country's rice fields- Strong winds up to 135mph and a storm surge of 7.6m , heavy rainfall of 600mm-Flood waters traveled an estimated 40-50 km in land from the coast-Farmland, fisheries and livestock were destroyed
Social- Lack of food, water for survivors- Many children were orphaned-Diseases such as cholera killed many survivors- A death toll of at least 138,000- 2.4 million people severely affected, structural damage and over 1 million homeless

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