Bangladesh is one of the most disaster prone countries in the
world. Over last 40 years different scales of cyclones have been
affecting the country with loss of valuable lives and property.
This research is illustrated by the cyclonic impact scenarios
obtained from 1960-2010 in Bangladesh especially on coastal
environment. The scenarios of this study shows that the November
12, 1970 cyclone 'Bhola' killed 500,000 peoples and April 29, 1991
cyclone 'Gorky' killed more than 130,000 Bangladeshis and left some
10 million homeless. Super cyclone 'Sidr' hits on 15 November in
2007. Bangladesh is a landing ground of cyclones because of the
funnel shaped coast of the Bay of Bengal. The findings of this
study are the main challenges to adaptation with coastal disasters
are erratic poverty, shortage of cyclone centers, lack of modern
technology, traditional cyclone warning system and coastal poor
people careless mind respective custom and religion. In the recent
years the developed nations have already had the opportunity to
adapt with coastal disasters but unfortunately they take no
consideration of the developing countries that are still in that
challenging phase.
General
Imprint: |
Lap Lambert Academic Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2013 |
First published: |
May 2013 |
Authors: |
MD Nazrul Islam
• Repon Mahmud
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 9mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
160 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-659-38926-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
Geography >
General
|
LSN: |
3-659-38926-9 |
Barcode: |
9783659389269 |
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