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A Perfect storm?: In the aftermath of cyclone hudhud, questions need to be raised about the role of urban planning in disaster-management preparedness

Salagrama, Venkatesh and Dasu, Arjilli (2014) A Perfect storm?: In the aftermath of cyclone hudhud, questions need to be raised about the role of urban planning in disaster-management preparedness. Samudra Report (69). pp. 44-46. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

Looking back at Cyclone Hudhud a month after it had hit the coast of Visakhapatnam in the Bay of Bengal in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, two things stand out. First, the cyclone was almost entirely composed of wind, with speeds crossing 200 kmph, while rainfall remained minimal. Even more importantly, there was no storm surge accompanying the cyclone’s landfall (since it was a ‘dry tropical cyclone’); had there been one, the consequences would have been unimaginably severe.

Item Type: Articles
Class Number: 920.SAM0911
Keywords: Samudra Report, ICSF, Cyclones, Disaster Management, Early Warning System, Mitigation, Rehabilitation, Fishing Communities
Subjects: Disasters and Climate Change
Depositing User: Users 4 not found.
Date Deposited: 29 Oct 2021 10:07
Last Modified: 29 Mar 2022 19:48
URI: http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/1446

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