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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

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1 Jake Mann Ty Medley

2 May, 2008 Tropical Storm makes landfall in Myanmar Sustained wind speed 135mph 130,000 dead or missing http://www.naturalhistoryonthenet.com/Facts_Figures/Co untry_Facts/images/burma_myanmar_world.gif

3 http://www.usaid.gov/locations/asia/countries/burma/cyclone_nargis/

4 Development April 27, 2008 Bay of Bengal Wind speed Storm surge http://www.gccapitalideas.com/wp- content/uploads/2009/02/cyclone-nargis-track.jpg

5 http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/nargis_floods.html

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

7 Damages 19,359 Injured 77,738 Dead 55,917 Missing Economical Soil Erosion http://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/myanmar- cyclone.htm

8 http://www.themandalayprojects.net/images/cycloneNargis_1.jpg

9 Relief Efforts The Post-Nargis Recovery Effort & Preparedness Plan (PONREPP) Myanmar HIC Junta’s Block of International aid http://doctorswithoutborders.org/images/news/ 2008/Myanmar-Burma-Cyclone-Cargo-Plane- Aid-41976.jpg

10 Future Prevention Preparedness investments Education Reforestation

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

12 Citations Article:Ocean-atmosphere interactions during cyclone nargis Author: McPhaden, Michael J. Journal Title:Eos (Washington, D.C.) ISSN:0096-3941 Date published:2009 Volume:90 Issue:7 Page:53 Disaster monitor: Asian-Pacific Fact Sheet Publisher: World Vision www.wvasiapacific.org/downloads/Myanmar_edited.pdf Assessing the Disaster: Scientists Report on Flooding and Damage from Cyclone Nargis. Posted: July 17, 2009 Writer: John Toon Publisher: Georgia Institute of Technology http://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/myanmar-cyclone.htm USAID Responds to Cyclone Nargis Posted: June 4, 2009 Publisher: USAID http://www.usaid.gov/locations/asia/countries/burma/cyclone_nargis/


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