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 A TOP Indian advocacy group that monitors climate change in south
Asia warned last night that the Nargis cyclone that devastated Burma
was "a sign of things to come", as climate change caused extreme
weather to increase in intensity.
"Nargis is a sign of things to come. Last year, Bangladesh was
devastated by the tropical cyclone Sidr," CSE director Sunita Narain
said in a statement.
"The victims of these cyclones are climate change victims and their
plight should remind the rich world that it is doing too little to
contain its greenhouse gas emissions."
The Australian: Cyclone 'is a sign of things to come'
Meanwhile:
The 20 Deadliest Tropical Cyclones in World History
Notice: All but one or two occurred before so called "global warming".
http://www.wunderground.com/hurricane/deadlyworld.asp
Rank: Name / Areas of Largest Loss: Year: Ocean Area: Deaths:
1. Great Bhola Cyclone, Bangladesh 1970 Bay of Bengal 550,000
2. Hooghly River Cyclone, India and Bangladesh 1737 Bay of Bengal 350,000
3. Haiphong Typhoon, Vietnam 1881 West Pacific 300,000
3. Coringa, India 1839 Bay of Bengal 300,000
5. Backerganj Cyclone, Bangladesh 1584 Bay of Bengal 200,000
6. Great Backerganj Cyclone, Bangladesh 1876 Bay of Bengal 200,000
7. Chittagong, Bangladesh 1897 Bay of Bengal 175,000
8. Super Typhoon Nina, China 1975 West Pacific 171,000
9. Cyclone 02B, Bangladesh 1991 Bay of Bengal 140,000
10. Great Bombay Cyclone, India 1882 Arabian Sea 100,000
11. Hakata Bay Typhoon, Japan 1281 West Pacific 65,000
12. Calcutta, India 1864 Bay of Bengal 60,000
13. Swatlow, China 1922 West Pacific 60,000
14. Barisal, Bangladesh 1822 Bay of Bengal 50,000
15. Sunderbans coast, Bangladesh 1699 Bay of Bengal 50,000
16. Bengal Cyclone, Calcutta, India 1942 Bay of Bengal 40,000
17. Canton, China 1862 West Pacific 37,000
18. Backerganj (Barisal), Bangladesh 1767 Bay of Bengal 30,000
19. Barisal, Bangladesh 1831 Bay of Bengal 22,000
20. Great Hurricane, Lesser Antilles Islands 1780 Atlantic 22,000
21. Devi Taluk, SE India 1977 Bay of Bengal 20,000
21. Great Coringa Cyclone, India 1789 Bay of Bengal 20,000
Death counts from large killer cyclones are highly uncertain,
particulary for those before 1900. The above rankings are somewhat
speculative. Information sources: Banglapedia, Wikipedia, and
Encyclopedia of Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones (1999), by David
Longshore.
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