Cold Wave: in the Perspective of Bangladesh
1. Introduction
Bangladesh is very much vulnerable to several natural disasters. Every year, natural calamities upset people 's lives in some parts of the country. The major disasters concerned in Bangladesh are the occurrences of flood, cyclone and storm surge, flash flood, drought, tornado, riverbank erosion, and landslide. These periodic natural disasters, mainly floods and cyclones, that ravage the country every now and then, to increase the sufferings of the poor disaster vulnerable people of the country. Recently there has been a new addition to the list of regular natural disasters of Bangladesh, named Cold Wave. This extreme natural event is termed as disaster when it adversely affects the whole environment, including human beings, their shelters, or the resources essential for their livelihoods.
Bangladesh is currently experiencing severe cold waves in the winter for last few years. Northern and southwest parts of the country experienced a rapid fall in temperature on 1 January 2010. Temperatures remained low since, with cold winds and serve fog. Poor people in the northern region of the country were the worst affected. The impact of the cold wave had resulted in a significant rise in respiratory illnesses, and in some cases death.
The impact of Cold Wave is as notorious as other regular natural calamities of Bangladesh as far as the death toll is in concern. The recent Cold Wave that appeared on the January 2010 in Bangladesh took sixteen lives, out of which nine are children, and made most of the population of the northern Bangladesh to suffer with pneumonia, cold diarrhea, cough, fever, asthma and other cold-related diseases.
The rest of this article is organized as follows: We first discuss the characteristics of a cold wave. Then we write about the effects of cold waves. Next, we describe the cold waves in the perspective of Bangladesh, especially the reasons and the effects. Finally, we conclude the article by writing the summary and the
Bangladesh is very much vulnerable to several natural disasters. Every year, natural calamities upset people 's lives in some parts of the country. The major disasters concerned in Bangladesh are the occurrences of flood, cyclone and storm surge, flash flood, drought, tornado, riverbank erosion, and landslide. These periodic natural disasters, mainly floods and cyclones, that ravage the country every now and then, to increase the sufferings of the poor disaster vulnerable people of the country. Recently there has been a new addition to the list of regular natural disasters of Bangladesh, named Cold Wave. This extreme natural event is termed as disaster when it adversely affects the whole environment, including human beings, their shelters, or the resources essential for their livelihoods.
Bangladesh is currently experiencing severe cold waves in the winter for last few years. Northern and southwest parts of the country experienced a rapid fall in temperature on 1 January 2010. Temperatures remained low since, with cold winds and serve fog. Poor people in the northern region of the country were the worst affected. The impact of the cold wave had resulted in a significant rise in respiratory illnesses, and in some cases death.
The impact of Cold Wave is as notorious as other regular natural calamities of Bangladesh as far as the death toll is in concern. The recent Cold Wave that appeared on the January 2010 in Bangladesh took sixteen lives, out of which nine are children, and made most of the population of the northern Bangladesh to suffer with pneumonia, cold diarrhea, cough, fever, asthma and other cold-related diseases.
The rest of this article is organized as follows: We first discuss the characteristics of a cold wave. Then we write about the effects of cold waves. Next, we describe the cold waves in the perspective of Bangladesh, especially the reasons and the effects. Finally, we conclude the article by writing the summary and the
References: 1. The Daily Star News paper 2. The Daily News Age 3. The Daily Prothom Alo 4. The cold Wave Wikipedia 5. Different Web sites Author: Nadia, DU