Major Cyclonic Disasters in Bangladesh

Abstract

Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries in South Asia to coastal threats such as floods and tsunamis. The country’s geographic position, as well as its tropical and monsoon conditions, have an effect on and make it more vulnerable to weather and flood disasters. Frequency of cyclones and storm surges in coastal Bangladesh, damage and development to property is a constant. However, as time has passed, it’s become easier to predict cyclones due to the nature of the cyclone preparedness programme, and systems that provide public notice and dissemination of alerts to coastal communities have been developed. This chapter entails the Social, Economic and Environmental impacts of major cyclones such as CIDAR, Amphan, Bulbul and Mora in Bangladesh. This chapter also elaborates the Satellite-Based Early Warning System Application, Government Response/initiatives with the Post-math SIDR Scenario in the Government Record given on SIDR, Cyclone Preparedness, Warning Equipment, and logistics, the Signalling System and different other methods such as Operational Methods in Bangladesh to combat the risks and after effects of Cyclones.