In the day of 15 November, Cyclone Sidr arrived on Bangladesh, with sustained winds of 215 km / h and top speeds of 250 km / h.
The cyclone came on one of the most populated areas and poorest on the planet. From the very serious Times of London, the toll could reach ten thousand deaths.
In addition, the cyclone is an ecological disaster. Indeed, it has devastated mangrove outstanding, which survived the last 500 Bengal tigers.
I had already reported the disappearance Island Lohachara . We can measure in the coming months the impact of Cyclone Sidr.
For more information:
1. Bangladesh cyclone "could claim lives 10.000 (The Times)
2. Cyclone Sidr (Wikipedia)
3. Tropical Cylone Sidr (Earth Observatory)
4. The balance of the cyclone Sidr over the 2,200 dead in Bangladesh (The World)
5. Cyclone Sidr an 'Ecological disaster' (IOL - South Africa)
6. Island Lohachara disappeared (Gaia - January 2007)
Photos: MODIS Rapid Response Project at NASA / GSFC and Rafiqur Rahman
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