EPSC 185 Lecture Notes - Coastal Erosion, Bhola District, Air Mass
7 Sep 2013
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September 5th, 2013: slides have been updated online, hurricanes are called different things around the world, categorize them based on wind among other things, motivation: why do we care, human costs. Of 20 deadliest tropical cyclones, 14 occurred in south asia. Deadliest was great bhola cyclone hit bangladesh in 1970, killing. Elevation large area less than 1m above sea level (where do you evacuate to?) Deadliest storm in atlantic basin (1780) killed 22 000. Deadliest storm in usa was galveston hurricane (1900) killed 8000. Of 10 deadliest storms in usa, only 1 occurred since 1957 (katrina, On average, 4 hurricanes impact atlantic canada a year. Deadliest storm in canada (1775) 4000 killed along nl coast. 2nd deadliest in canada (1873) killed >600 in nova scotia. More deaths associated with droughts/heat waves than hurricanes. Cost of severe coastal erosion impact of energy production. Hurricane katrina = most expensive (. 8 billion) usa disaster of all time.
