GEOG 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: 1991 Bangladesh Cyclone, Natural Disaster, Northern Hemisphere
Document Summary
Cyclone is low-pressure weather system that is center by circular wind motion that is counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern. On august 29th, 1991, a deadly cyclone named cyclone 2b arises in the. Indian ocean hits bangladesh, causing more than 135,000 deaths and . 5 billion in damage. It had been tracked a week before as it made its way out through the bay of. Bengal; however, ample warning of the coming of storm hasn"t been able to protect the victims from the devastating cyclone. For the 12 hours, the cyclone went around almost the whole bangladesh. It has been reported to go nine mile above the mean sea level, which drowned the offshore islands and part of the mainland coast. Not only flattening houses, it damaged buildings and roads, and washed away thousands of acres of croplands. Storm havens are either destroyed or not enough for everyone to shelter.
