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The Impact of Climate Change in the Coastal Areas of Bangladesh Affected by Cyclone Bulbul
Bangladesh Journal of Extension Education ISSN 1011-3916 Volume 31, No. 1&2, 2019: 13-27 Research Article The Impact of Climate Change in the Coastal Areas of Bangladesh Affected by Cyclone Bulbul M.A. Haque1, M.A. Alam2, S.M. Moniruzzaman3 and M. M. Hoque4 Abstract Bangladesh is considered one of the country’s most at risk to the effects of climate change and its coastal area is most vulnerable. This study tries to explore the experiences of cyclone bulbul affected people living in the coastal areas of Bangladesh. This study was conducted in the cyclone Bulbul affected Shymnagar Upazila of Satkhira District. Primary data collection was done using Focus Group Discussion and then a thematic analysis approach was used for analysis. Five core themes emerged from the analysis and they are, firstly, demographic, socio-economic and livelihood of the respondent; secondly, perceptions and information about climate change and salinity; thirdly, salinity and water supply; fourthly, impact of salinity on living beings with special reference to human beings; and finally the adaptation in facing salinity intrusion (in soil and water resources) caused by climate change. Findings show that the impact of climate change has serious consequences on the livelihood patterns of the affected population and on their overall health status. As a result, a number of health’s related diseases have been identified in the research area due to salinity such as diarrhea, dysentery, high blood pressure, gastric, skin problems etc. It also impacts to agricultural crops, fisheries and biodiversity. The study focuses to identify the overall impacts of those sectors. -
Cyclone Bulbul Batters West Bengal Restore Lives, Homes and Schools in the Sunderbans
HUMANITARIAN APPEAL www.seedsindia.org 12 November 2019 SEEDS is promptly reaching out to the 4.6 Lakh people affected by Cyclone Bulbul, which wreaked havoc on 9-10 November 2019 in West Bengal. High-speed cyclonic winds and heavy rainfall have left a trail of destruction primarily in the three worst-affected districts of South 24 Parganas, North 24 Parganas and East Medinipur in the deltaic region of Sunderbans. SEEDS is responding to affected communities in South 24 Parganas district. So far 1.8 Lakh people have been evacuated, approximately 60,000 homes have been ravaged and the number of deaths and missing people is increasing. The livelihood of the people of Sunderbans has also been impacted as their paddy and winter crop, fisheries and betel leaf orchards lie severely damaged. Join hands with SEEDS to promptly reach out with early relief like hygiene kits, school education materials and long-term measures like rebuilding homes and schools, which can help families bounce back and build resilience among them. Your contribution can help sow the seeds of hope and renewal in their Photograph © Inter Agency Group lives of the affected. Cyclone Bulbul Batters West Bengal Restore lives, homes and schools in the Sunderbans BuildBackBetter with SEEDS. DONATE NOW! Hygiene Kit Home Utility Kit Student Kit To ensure dignity for a family and protect it from diseases arising To enable a family to cook and rest. To enable a student to restart studies and from poor sanitary conditions. avoid probable loss of an academic year. Rs. 1,200 Rs. 3,500 Rs. -
HCTT Contingency Plan 2020 for Climate-Related Disasters in the COVID-19 Pandemic Context
HCTT Contingency Plan 2020 for Climate-Related Disasters in the COVID-19 Pandemic Context May 2020 (DRAFT) 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................... 3 2. RAPID RESPONSE APPROACH TO DISASTERS IN ASIA-PACIFIC (RAPID) .................................................. 5 3. SUMMARY OF RISKS .................................................................................................................................. 6 4. RISK MONITORING AND WARNING............................................................................................................. 7 5. THRESHOLDS AND RESPONSE ACTIVATION ............................................................................................. 9 6. SCENARIO OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................. 10 7. KEY PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS ................................................................................................................ 13 8. SCENARIO PLANNING FIGURES ............................................................................................................... 14 9. STRATEGY FOR FUTURE HUMANITARIAN RESPONSES .......................................................................... 17 10. CLUSTER PRIORITY ACTIONS AND ASSISTANCE PACKAGES ................................................................ 21 11. TECHNICAL ISSUES ............................................................................................................................... -
Bangladesh Red Crescent Society Population Movement Operation
Bangladesh Red Crescent Society Population Movement Operation Cyclone ‘Bulbul’ Situation Report no.1 Date: 08 November 2019 Situation Overview According to Bangladesh Meteorological Department’s (BMD) special weather bulletin 16, issued on 8 November 2019, a cyclonic Storm, called 'BulBul' lies over west central bay and nearby East-central bay that moved from north to north-west (Latitude 16.8°N, longitude. 87.6°E) in the morning (8 November 2019). The storm is located about 760 km south-west to Chattogram Port and 710 km south-west of Cox’s Bazar Port. The BMD forecasts that the storm is likely to intensify further and move in a north-westerly direction. Under the peripheral influence of the severe cyclonic storm “Bulbul” gusty/squally wind may affect the maritime ports, north bay and coastal areas of Bangladesh. The maximum sustained wind speed within 64 kms of the severe cyclone centre is about 90 kph rising to 110 kph in gusts/squalls. The sea will remain very high near the severe cyclone centre. maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar and Mongla have been advised to lower local cautionary signal no three but instead hoist local warning signal no. 4 (four). Metrological Department of India forecasts that Cyclone Bulbul is likely to recurve and hit the Sunderbans between Sagar Island in India and Khepupara in Banglandesh on Sunday morning according to the Met department in India. At present, Cox’s Bazar has a lower signal than other areas and no major challenges compared to South West Bangladesh. BDRCS/IFRC Emergency Response Center is in operation and we are working in close coordination with ISCG EPWG to prepare for any possible changes in cyclone track which could have impacts for us. -
12 June 2019 1. Gujarat on Alert As Cyclonic Storm Vayu Inches Towards the Coast • the India Meteorological Department Issued
www.gradeup.co 12 June 2019 1. Gujarat on alert as cyclonic storm Vayu inches towards the coast • The India Meteorological Department issued an orange alert over Cyclone Vayu which is expected to reach the Gujarat coast. • Cyclone Vayu, named by India. • It is moving towards the North (expected to hit Gujarat coast) and is expected to draw moisture away from the monsoon that in turn will delay the arrival of monsoon. Related Information Conditions for cyclone formation: 1. Warm sea temperature of about 27 Celsius 2. Presence of Coriolis force 3. Calm atmospheric conditions How does Cyclone affect monsoon? • Cyclones are sustained by very strong low-pressure areas at their core. • Winds in surrounding areas are forced to rush towards these low-pressure areas. • Similar low-pressure areas, when they develop near or over land, are instrumental in pulling the monsoon winds over the country as well. • But right now, the low-pressure area at the centre of the cyclone is far more powerful than any local system that can pull the monsoon winds moving northeast. • Thus by sucking all the moisture from the monsoon winds towards itself the northward progress, especially in interior areas, would not be possible till the cyclone dissipates Different Cyclonic Alerts • Yellow: Be Updated • Orange: Be prepared • Red: Take action • Green: No warning Arabian Sea Cyclones • Arabian Sea cyclones are also relatively weak compared to those emerging in the Bay of Bengal. • In the last 120 years, just about 14% of all cyclonic storms, and 23% of severe cyclones, around India have occurred in the Arabian Sea. -
26.11.2019 Jrna Report on Cyclone Bulbul 2019
November 2019 Report of Joint Rapid Need Assessment Bulbul 2019 Report Prepared by: West Bengal State Inter Agency Group CASA, 5, Russell Street, Kolkata 700 071 [email protected] DISCLAIMER: The interpretations, data, views and opinions expressed in this report are collected from State Inter Agency Group West Bengal field assessments under “Joint Rapid Need Assessment (JRNA)”process in collaboration with: District and Block Administration including Gram Panchayats, individual aid agencies assessments and from media sources are being presented in this document. It does not necessarily carry the views and opinion of individual aid agencies, NGOs or IAG WB platform, which is a coalition of humanitarian agencies, involved in disaster response in West Bengal directly or indirectly. NOTE: The report may be quoted, in part or full, by individuals or organizations for academic or Advocacy and capacity building purposes with due acknowledgements. The material in this Document should not be relied upon as a substitute for specialized, legal or professional advice. In connection with any particular matter, the material in this document should not be construed as legal advice and the user is solely responsible for any use or application of the material in this document. Communication Details Shri. Aloke Kumar Ghosh Convener State IAG West Bengal Email: - [email protected] c/o: CASA, 5, Russell Street Kolkata – 700 071 1 | P a g e STATE INTER AGENCY GROUP WEST BENGAL: Report of Joint Rapid Need Assessment, Cyclone Bulbul 2019 Contents Content Page Number Executive Summary 4 Background 5 Impact of Cyclone 6-7 Field Assessment 8 Sector Wise Need Emerging 9-16 Recommendations 17-21 Field Assessment Process 22-23 Annexure 24-35 2 | P a g e STATE INTER AGENCY GROUP WEST BENGAL: Report of Joint Rapid Need Assessment, Cyclone Bulbul 2019 Acknowledgement The Joint Rapid Need Assessment (JRNA) team is thankful to all its stakeholders for giving us this opportunity to study post situation in Three Coastal Districts of West Bengal. -
Cyclone Bulbul 2019 Joint Rapid Assessment
Cyclone Bulbul 2019 Joint Rapid Assessment Needs Assessment Working Group (NAWG) Bangladesh Date: 13 November, 2019 Table of content Topic • Executive Summary • Recommendation - Immediate • Recommendation - Overall • Geographical Synopsis of Cyclone Bulbul • Cyclone Bulbul : GoB Preparedness - Early Warning and Impact • Preparatory response by GoB • Cyclone Bulbul 2019: Geographical Scope of the Assessment • Cyclone Bulbul 2019: Overall Impact • GoB Preparedness-Evacuation and Temporary displacement • Demography of Cyclone Affected Population : Worst Affected Districts • Geographic and sectoral priorities • Cyclone Bulbul Impact- : Child Protection • Cyclone Bulbul Impact: Education • Cyclone Bulbul 2019: Environment-Impact on Sundarbans • Cyclone Bulbul Impact: Food Security- Agriculture & Livelihood • Cyclone Bulbul Impact: Food Security- Fisheries and Livestock • Cyclone Bulbul Impact: Gender Based Violence (GBV) • Cyclone Bulbul Impact: Cyclone Bulbul 2019: Health • Cyclone Bulbul Impact: Nutrition • Cyclone Bulbul Impact: Shelter • Cyclone Bulbul Impact: SRHE • Cyclone Bulbul Impact: WASH • Cyclone Bulbul Impact: Community Infrastructures, Cyclone Protection- Embankment and Accessibility • Annex 1A: Cyclone Bulbul 2019, Exposed based Impact on Upazila • Annex 1 B: Cyclone Bulbul 2019, Impact and Demographic data • Annex 2: Response Analysis: MoDMR GoB • Annex 3: NGOs and Other Agency Responses • Annex 4 : Assessment timeline and acknowledgement • Glossary and Acronyms Executive Summary On 7 November 2019 a deep depression in Bay -
Intensity Prediction of Tropical Cyclones Using Long Short-Term Memory Network
INTENSITY PREDICTION OF TROPICAL CYCLONES USING LONG SHORT-TERM MEMORY NETWORK Koushik Biswas Sandeep Kumar Department of Computer Science, IIIT Delhi Department of Computer Science, IIIT Delhi New Delhi, India, 110020. & [email protected] Department of Mathematics, Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi New Delhi, India, 110020. [email protected], [email protected] Ashish Kumar Pandey Department of Mathematics, IIIT Delhi New Delhi, India, 110020. [email protected] July 8, 2021 ABSTRACT Tropical cyclones can be of varied intensity and cause a huge loss of lives and property if the intensity is high enough. Therefore, the prediction of the intensity of tropical cyclones advance in time is of utmost importance. We propose a novel stacked bidirectional long short-term memory network (BiLSTM) based model architecture to predict the intensity of a tropical cyclone in terms of Maximum surface sustained wind speed (MSWS). The proposed model can predict MSWS well advance in time (up to 72 h) with very high accuracy. We have applied the model on tropical cyclones in the North Indian Ocean from 1982 to 2018 and checked its performance on two recent tropical cyclones, namely, Fani and Vayu. The model predicts MSWS (in knots) for the next 3, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, and 72 hours with a mean absolute error of 1.52, 3.66, 5.88, 7.42, 8.96, 10.15, and 11.92, respectively. Keywords Deep Learning · LSTM · Tropical Cyclone · Cyclone intensity arXiv:2107.03187v1 [cs.LG] 7 Jul 2021 1 Introduction The weather-related forecast is one of the difficult problems to solve due to the complex interplay between various cause factors. -
Winds, Rain Batter Western India As Cyclone Veers Away 13 June 2019, by Rajesh Joshi
Winds, rain batter western India as cyclone veers away 13 June 2019, by Rajesh Joshi On Wednesday, forecasters had been bracing for the system to hit Gujarat with full force winds equivalent to a category one or two hurricane. Authorities in Gujarat evacuated more than 285,000 people as a precaution. Schools have been closed, with officials fearing major damage to houses, crops, power lines and communications. Five people have been killed by lightning in Gujarat, mostly farmers and labourers working in fields, authorities said. The Air Force, Coastguard and Navy were all on high alert, with 36 teams from the National Disaster Cyclone Vayu had been expected to hit Gujarat with full Response Force (NDRF) deployed in coastal force areas. On Thursday, the eye of the cyclone was some 110 kilometres (70 miles) from Veraval, a major hub of High winds and heavy rains pounded western India India's fisheries industry, exporting to Japan, South on Thursday as a major cyclone expected to hit the East Asia, Europe, the Gulf and the United States. coast veered away instead into the Arabian Sea. The state also houses major ports as well as the Vayu, classified as a very severe cyclonic storm, Jamnagar oil refinery, the world's largest. moved north-northwestwards in the night over the Arabian Sea, and was around 110 kilometres (70 All ports in Gujarat halted the berthing of vessels miles) from the coast of Gujarat state. from Wednesday, while Indian Railways cancelled 77 trains. It was "very likely" to keep moving in the same direction, but still skirt the coast, packing winds of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who comes from 135-145 kilometres (84-90 miles) per hour and Gujarat, said Wednesday that the central gusts of 160 kilometres (100 miles) per hour, the government was closely monitoring the situation. -
Chlorophyll-A, SST and Particulate Organic Carbon in Response to the Cyclone Amphan in the Bay of Bengal
J. Earth Syst. Sci. (2021) 130:157 Ó Indian Academy of Sciences https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-021-01668-1 (0123456789().,-volV)(0123456789().,-volV) Chlorophyll-a, SST and particulate organic carbon in response to the cyclone Amphan in the Bay of Bengal 1, 2 1 MD RONY GOLDER * ,MD SHAHIN HOSSAIN SHUVA ,MUHAMMAD ABDUR ROUF , 2 3 MOHAMMAD MUSLEM UDDIN ,SAYEDA KAMRUNNAHAR BRISTY and 1 JOYANTA BIR 1Fisheries and Marine Resource Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh. 2Department of Oceanography, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331, Bangladesh. 3Development Studies Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh. *Corresponding author. e-mail: [email protected] MS received 11 November 2020; revised 20 April 2021; accepted 24 April 2021 This study aims to explore the variation of Chlorophyll-a (Chl-a), particulate organic carbon (POC) and sea surface temperature (SST) before (pre-cyclone) and after (post-cyclone) the cyclone Amphan in the Bay of Bengal (BoB). Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Aqua satellite level-3 data were used to assess the variability of the mentioned parameters. Chl-a concentration was observed to be significantly (t = À3.16, df & 18.03, p = 0.005) high (peak 2.30 mg/m3) during the post-cyclone period compared to the pre-cyclone (0.19 mg/m3). Similarly, POC concentration was significantly (t = 3.41, df & 18.06, p = 0.003) high (peak 464 mg/m3) during the post-cyclone compared to the pre-cyclone (59.40 mg/m3). Comparatively, high SST was observed during the pre-cyclone period and decreases drastically with a significant difference (t = 14, df = 33, p = 1.951e-15) after the post-cyclone period. -
BANGLADESH Figure Analysis – Displacement Related to Disasters
1 BANGLADESH Figure Analysis – Displacement Related to Disasters SUMMARY OF INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT IN 2019 With more than 4 million recorded displacements in 2019, Bangladesh had the highest number of forced movements associated with disasters since the IDMC began collecting data on such displacement in 2008. These figures stand out compared with 2018, when there were 78,000 new displacements, 2017, with 946,000, 2016 with 614,000, and 2015 with 531,000. The surge is mainly a result of an increase in life- saving evacuations, which were carried out in 2019 because of Tropical Cyclone Fani on 4 May, with 1.7 million evacuations, and Tropical Cyclone Bulbul in November with 2.1 million evacuations. Tropical Cyclone Fani hit Bangladesh with a speed of about 90 kilometres an hour to 110 kilometres an hour. This constituted a weakening in wind speed from about 180 kilometres an hour to 190 kilometres an hour when it hit India shortly before, but the cyclone generated significant damage, including to houses and crops in coastal districts. The annual south-west monsoon season officially started the following month, in June, but had no significant displacement impact until after 7 July, when monsoon rain and water triggered inundations in low-lying areas of north and north-eastern Bangladesh. Compared to other monsoon flooding, this year’s inundation was intense, but not geographically widespread. It featured all three types of flooding prevalent in Bangladesh: monsoon flooding, flash floods, and water logging. These occurred simultaneously in three different parts of the country. The second major tropical cyclone, Bulbul, struck Bangladesh on 9 November 2019. -
Southern Bangladesh
Southern Bangladesh Cyclone Bulbul Briefing Note – 12 November 2019 Crisis Impact Overview Key priorities Cyclone Bulbul entered Bangladesh on 9 November, 2019 through the Sundarbans in Khulna around midnight, after making landfall at Sagar Island in the southern part of India’s West Bengal. It then Food and Livelihood WASH continued crossing Shatkhira and adjoining South West part of Khulna division until early dawn. (The Daily Star, 11/11/2019) Shelter The wind speed was between 100 and 120 kph when the cyclone hit Sundarbans. However, it eventually weakened as it moved northeast. (The Daily Star, 11/11/2019) Response Capacity SOS forms reveal that the cyclone hit coastal areas and heavily damaged the district of Shatkhira Approximately 2.1 million people were evacuated and moved to 5,500 safety shelters in 14 where water logging become the most prominent and visible damage. Other districts that suffered districts. About 55,000 volunteers helped in evacuation. (The Daily Star, 10 November 2019). less severe damage included Potuakhali, Bagerhat, Bhola, Borguna and Khulna. Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) closely worked with government’s Cyclone So far the cyclonic destruction resulted in the loss of seventeen lives, out of which eleven people died Preparedness Program (CPP). Five branch offices of BDRCS distributed a total number of from tress falling on them. The cyclone also damaged houses, crops, fish enclosures and 11,450 packets of dry food (flattened rice/ sugar/ puffed rice/ biscuit/ water) among people embankments. (The Daily Star, 11/11/2019) who resided overnight in the shelter centres. (BDRCS Site Report, 10.11/2019).