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Source: BWDB, 2007 (Annual flood report, 2007) In the context <strong>of</strong> return period <strong>of</strong> different scale <strong>of</strong> flood, it is also found that a flood event which inundates 37% <strong>of</strong> land usually occurs once in every 10 years. But it is found that number <strong>of</strong> floods inundated 37% <strong>of</strong> land occurred 5 times in last 30 years and 3 times in last 10 years. Similarly, flood which inundates 60% area suppose to occur once in every 50 years but in last 30 years such flood has occurred twice and in last 10 years has occurred once. So, it is quite evident that frequency and intensity <strong>of</strong> flood has increased significantly in last 30 years. <strong>The</strong> Probable Impacts <strong>of</strong> Climate Change on Poverty and Economic Growth and the Options <strong>of</strong> Coping with adverse Effect <strong>of</strong> Climate Change in Bangladesh 33
Table 5.9 Return period <strong>of</strong> flood according to affected area Flooded Area Return period (Years) 2 5 10 20 25 50 100 Area affected % 20 30 37 43 52 60 70 Last 30 years 5 3 2 2 Last 10 years 3 2 1 1 5.4.2 Changes in Cyclone and Storm Surges <strong>The</strong> Bay <strong>of</strong> Bengal is a known breeding ground <strong>of</strong> tropical cyclone and hit the coastal area <strong>of</strong> Bangladesh during pre-monsoon (April and May) and post-monsoon (October and November) seasons. One <strong>of</strong> the reasons why it hits Bangladesh coast <strong>of</strong>ten is the conical shape <strong>of</strong> the Bay <strong>of</strong> Bengal. Over the last 50 years, 15 severe cyclones with wind speed ranging from 140 to 225 km/hr have hit the coastal area <strong>of</strong> Bangladesh <strong>of</strong> which 7 hit in premonsoon and rest in the post-monsoon season. Tropical cyclones are the most talked about climatic events in the subcontinent especially in Bangladesh and India. <strong>The</strong> coastal area <strong>of</strong> Bangladesh is more vulnerable to cyclones in the Bay <strong>of</strong> Bengal Regions. In this study, frequency <strong>of</strong> cyclonic disturbance formed over the Bay <strong>of</strong> Bengal has been compiled for the period 1901 to 2007. Table 5.10 Historical record <strong>of</strong> Cyclone formed in Bay <strong>of</strong> Bengal Cyclone Year Maximum Wind Speed (Kph) Nov. 1901 62-88 Nov. 1904 62-88 Oct. 1905 62-88 34 Surge Height (m) Causalities Oct. 1909 89-117 172 Dec. 1909 89-117 Apr. 1911 89-117 Sep. 1919 (Bengal Cyclone) 120 3500 Apr. 1922 89-117 May. 1923 89-117 6 May. 1926 89-117 2700 May. 1941 89-117 3.03 -3.64 5000 Oct. 1947 89-117 500 Oct. 1960 (8 -10) 129 6 9450 Oct. 1960 (30 -31) 193 6.6 5149 May. 1961 (5 -9) 161 5 11,468 May. 1961 (27 -30) 161 6.5 Oct. 1962 93 May. 1963 193 6 22000 Oct. 1963 81 May. 1965 161 3.7 19279 Dec. 1965 184 3.6 3000 Oct. 1966 139 6.67 850 <strong>The</strong> Probable Impacts <strong>of</strong> Climate Change on Poverty and Economic Growth and the Options <strong>of</strong> Coping with adverse Effect <strong>of</strong> Climate Change in Bangladesh
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