Jake Mann Ty Medley. May, 2008 Tropical Storm makes landfall in Myanmar Sustained wind speed 135mph 130,000 dead or missing

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Jake Mann Ty Medley

May, 2008 Tropical Storm makes landfall in Myanmar Sustained wind speed 135mph 130,000 dead or missing untry_Facts/images/burma_myanmar_world.gif

Development April 27, 2008 Bay of Bengal Wind speed Storm surge content/uploads/2009/02/cyclone-nargis-track.jpg

Evacuation Forecasting: Global vs. Local Low lying Poor Transport No official plan

Damages 19,359 Injured 77,738 Dead 55,917 Missing Economical Soil Erosion cyclone.htm

Relief Efforts The Post-Nargis Recovery Effort & Preparedness Plan (PONREPP) Myanmar HIC Junta’s Block of International aid /Myanmar-Burma-Cyclone-Cargo-Plane- Aid jpg

Future Prevention Preparedness investments Education Reforestation

Similar Occurrences Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Ivan, and Hugo Tropical storms Allison, Alberto, Claudette Cyclones Bhola, Coringa, and Hooghly River.

Citations Article:Ocean-atmosphere interactions during cyclone nargis Author: McPhaden, Michael J. Journal Title:Eos (Washington, D.C.) ISSN: Date published:2009 Volume:90 Issue:7 Page:53 Disaster monitor: Asian-Pacific Fact Sheet Publisher: World Vision Assessing the Disaster: Scientists Report on Flooding and Damage from Cyclone Nargis. Posted: July 17, 2009 Writer: John Toon Publisher: Georgia Institute of Technology USAID Responds to Cyclone Nargis Posted: June 4, 2009 Publisher: USAID