Cyclone evacuation in bangladesh: Tropical cyclones gorky (1991) vs. sidr (2007)

Environmental Hazards

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-101

  Paul, Bimal K ^a   Rashid, Harun ^b   Islam, M Shahidul ^c   Hunt, Len M ^d  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^d ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coastal Bangladesh; Cyclone Gorky; Cyclone shelters; Cyclone Sidr; Cyclone warnings; Evacuation initiatives

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006731404     PISSN: 17477891     EISSN: 18780059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/ehaz.2010.SI04     Document Type: Article

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