Climatology of landfalling tropical cyclones in Bangladesh 1877–2003

Islam, Tanveerul; Peterson, Richard E.

doi:10.1007/s11069-008-9252-4

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“…As cyclones are a common yearly occurrence in Bangladesh, only those categorized as severe cyclones/cyclonic storms, with wind speeds over 88 km/hr, were included in the study (Choudhury, 1992;Islam and Peterson, 2009). The participants were categorized as exposed to cyclones (yes/no) if they were between the ages of 0-2 years or not when a severe cyclone occurred (based on the month of their birth).…”

Section: Floods and Tidal Waves (Fao-un 2008) Of The 327 Bangladeshmentioning

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Life course effects on age at menopause among Bangladeshi sedentees and migrants to the UK

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et al. 2012

American J Hum Biol

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Objectives:To assess how different variables experienced across the life course, but particularly during early life, might affect age at menopause among 174 Bangladeshi migrants to London by comparing them to 157 nonmigrant sedentees and 154 women of European descent in London.Methods:Participants were aged 35–59 years, with no exogenous hormone use in the past three months, not pregnant or lactating, with no history of hysterectomy or oophorectomy. Face‐to‐face interviews and anthropometric measures were carried out. In addition to mean recalled age at natural menopause, median age was computed by probit analysis. Ages at menopause were examined by bivariate and Cox regression analyses in relation to demographic, reproductive, and lifestyle variables, and in relation to potential exposure to cyclones in early childhood.Results:Ages at menopause were significantly earlier among Bangladeshi sedentees and immigrants compared to Londoners of European origin. Ages at menopause were earlier among sedentees compared to immigrants. Urban birthplace, more infectious diseases during childhood, and lower levels of education increased the risk of an earlier menopause.Conclusions:Changes in environmental conditions during adulthood appeared to modify age at menopause among Bangladeshi immigrants in London compared to women living in Bangladesh; however, Bangladeshi immigrants still experienced an earlier age at menopause compared with their London neighbors of European descent. Am. J. Hum. Biol., 2013. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Section: Floods and Tidal Waves (Fao-un 2008) Of The 327 Bangladeshmentioning

confidence: 99%

Life course effects on age at menopause among Bangladeshi sedentees and migrants to the UK

Murphy

Sievert

Begum

et al. 2012

American J Hum Biol

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“…Situated in the world's largest river system delta, the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna, Bangladesh is vulnerable to coastal hazards. Its coasts, like other tropical deltas, are regularly battered by the landfall of episodic cyclones (Islam and Peterson 2008;Karim and Mimura 2008;Knapp et al 2010). Recent storm surges associated with these cyclones, such as Sidr in 2007 and Aila in 2009, have left a trail of destruction and inundated large areas with sea water in the southwest coastal region of Bangladesh (Kibria et al 2015).…”

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Influence of surface geology and micro-scale land use on the shallow subsurface salinity in deltaic coastal areas: a case from southwest Bangladesh

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Salinity, both in soil and water, is a ubiquitous problem in coastal Bangladesh, particularly in the southwest. Salinity varies at the local scale (5-10 m), but the relative roles of land use and surface geology on salinity variation in near-surface (< 5 m) groundwater are not fully understood. Surface geology, land use and salinity in near-surface (ca. 3 m) groundwater at two small sites (each 0.05 km 2 ) were explored in the southwest coastal region of Bangladesh. The sediments in the near-surface at both sites are fine and hydrometer analyses of cored samples indicate the dominance of silty clay (70%) along with very fine sand (5%), sandy clay (15%) and clay (10%) materials. Salinity variation in near-surface groundwater tends to follow land use rather than surface geology at the scale of our investigations. The study provides evidence of the influence of land use on the near-surface salinity variation and indicates the importance of land-use planning in salinity management in coastal areas.

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“…For the slope factor map, class 3 (3.096963996-5.663019876°) is assigned to a membership grade of 1, which exists in many landslide occurrences (16). In fact, landslides are distributed among all of the slope classes, however classes 2 and 4 were associated with high landslide occurrences (Table 3).…”

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“…The changing global climate is also posing a serious threat in the region, and the likelihood of increased precipitation could worsen landslide hazards in Bangladesh [13]. CCC is also located in a high-risk earthquake [14,15] and cyclones/wind storms [16] zone, which could trigger more landslide events. A landslide is the movement of a mass of soil or earth, down to a slope, when shear stress exceeds the strength of the material [17].…”

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Application of Bivariate and Multivariate Statistical Techniques in Landslide Susceptibility Modeling in Chittagong City Corporation, Bangladesh

Ahmed

Dewan

2017

Remote Sensing

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Abstract:The communities living on the dangerous hillslopes in Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) in Bangladesh recurrently experience landslide hazards during the monsoon season. The frequency and intensity of landslides are increasing over time because of heavy rainfall occurring over a few days. Furthermore, rapid urbanization through hill-cutting is another factor, which is believed to have a significant impact on the occurrence of landslides. This study aims to develop landslide susceptibility maps (LSMs) through the use of Dempster-Shafer weights of evidence (WoE) and the multiple regression (MR) method. Three different combinations with principal component analysis (PCA) and fuzzy membership techniques were used and tested. Twelve factor maps (i.e., slope, hill-cutting, geology, geomorphology, NDVI, soil moisture, precipitation and distance from existing buildings, stream, road and drainage network, and faults-lineaments) were prepared based on their association with historical landslide events. A landslide inventory map was prepared through field surveys for model simulation and validation purposes. The performance of the predicted LSMs was validated using the area under the relative operating characteristic (ROC) curve method. The overall success rates were 87.3%, 90.9%, 91.3%, and 93.9%, respectively for the WoE, MR with all the layers, MR with PCA layers, and MR with fuzzy probability layers.

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Climatology of landfalling tropical cyclones in Bangladesh 1877–2003

Cited by 95 publications

References 6 publications

Life course effects on age at menopause among Bangladeshi sedentees and migrants to the UK

Life course effects on age at menopause among Bangladeshi sedentees and migrants to the UK

Influence of surface geology and micro-scale land use on the shallow subsurface salinity in deltaic coastal areas: a case from southwest Bangladesh

Application of Bivariate and Multivariate Statistical Techniques in Landslide Susceptibility Modeling in Chittagong City Corporation, Bangladesh

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