Proceedings of the Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers Conference (한국해안해양공학회:학술대회논문집)

Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers (한국해안·해양공학회)
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THE STORM SURGE PROBLEM IN THE BAY OF BENGAL

  • Watson, Gary (Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University)
  • Published : 1995.10.01
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Abstract

Every few years the low-tying coastal plains of Bangladesh are seriously flooded by storm surges, in which fierce cyclones develop in the Bay of Bengal and then move towards the coast, pushing large masses of sea water onto the land. The coastal areas are densely populated and the combination of high winds and deep floods invariably kills thousands of people. (omitted)

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