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storm surges -MEDC's & LEDC's (Cyclone Sidr (social (4234 dead…
storm surges -MEDC's & LEDC's
What is a storm surge??
a storm surge are changes in sea level caused by intense low pressure systems
Storm surge is caused primarily by
the strong winds in a hurricane or
tropical storm.
Cyclone Sidr
social
4234 dead or missing
16.954 educational institutions damaged
the sanitation infrastructure was destroyed, increasing risk of disease spreading
drinking water was contaminated
1,518,942 homes destroyed
environmental
the storm surge breached many coastal and river embankments
economic
the cost to repair everything was $1.7 million
8075km of road destroyed
685,528 hectares of crops and farmland destroyed
features
had winds of up to 223km/h
category 4 storm
Impacts across Europe
mid-december till early January, the UK was hit by a succession of storms and extreme weather conditions
the storms were created by a jet stream of low pressure weather systems across the atlantic
caused by:
intense low pressure, 976mb down to 968mb
sea shape and coastline, the north sea is open the the atlantic and tapers towards the south in a funnel shape
sea depth, the north sea get shallower and narrower towards the south. this has an impact on the heights of the tides
high seasonal tides
strong northernly wind