Jake MannTy Medley

May, 2008Tropical Storm

makes landfall in Myanmar

Sustained wind speed 135mph

130,000 dead or missing

http://www.naturalhistoryonthenet.com/Facts_Figures/Country_Facts/images/burma_myanmar_world.gif

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

Development

April 27, 2008Bay of BengalWind speedStorm surge

http://www.gccapitalideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/cyclone-nargis-track.jpg

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

EvacuationForecasting: Global vs. LocalLow lyingPoor TransportNo official plan

Damages

•19,359 Injured

•77,738 Dead

•55,917 Missing

•Economical

•Soil Erosionhttp://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/myanmar-cyclone.htm

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

Relief EffortsThe Post-Nargis Recovery Effort &

Preparedness Plan(PONREPP)

Myanmar HICJunta’s Block of International aid

http://doctorswithoutborders.org/images/news/2008/Myanmar-Burma-Cyclone-Cargo-Plane-Aid-41976.jpg

Future PreventionPreparedness investmentsEducationReforestation

Similar OccurrencesHurricanes Katrina, Rita, Ivan, and HugoTropical storms Allison, Alberto, ClaudetteCyclones Bhola, Coringa, and Hooghly River.

Citations Article:Ocean-atmosphere interactions during cyclone nargisAuthor: McPhaden, Michael J.Journal Title:Eos (Washington, D.C.)ISSN:0096-3941Date published:2009 Volume:90 Issue:7 Page:53

Disaster monitor: Asian-Pacific Fact SheetPublisher: World Visionwww.wvasiapacific.org/downloads/Myanmar_edited.pdf

Assessing the Disaster: Scientists Report on Flooding and Damage from Cyclone Nargis.

Posted: July 17, 2009Writer: John ToonPublisher: Georgia Institute of Technologyhttp://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/myanmar-cyclone.htm

USAID Responds to Cyclone NargisPosted: June 4, 2009Publisher: USAIDhttp://www.usaid.gov/locations/asia/countries/burma/cyclone_nargis/