Estimated 3.2 Million Burmese Potentially Affected By Cyclone
Thursday, May 15, 2008 - 09:14
in Earth & Climate
Researchers have developed geographic risk models, which indicate that as many as 3.2 million Burmese are estimated to be affected by the devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis. Using Geographic Information Systems, the researchers calculated the likely distribution of the population of Burma (also known as Myanmar) and developed maps of the regions at greatest risk from the storm's effects.
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