China is the most affected country in Asia from floods and typhoons, followed by Myanmar, India and the Philippines. But high ...

In May 2008, tropical cyclone Nargis bore down on southern Burma, claiming at least 140,000 victims and affecting 2.4 million others. Ignoring protests from foreign governments and aid agencies, Burma ...

Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), the researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Lehman College calculated the likely distribution of the population of Burma ...

One of the deadliest tropical cyclones on record, Cyclone Nargis hit India, Thailand, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Laos, Yangon, and the Ayeyarwady Region in 2008. Packing winds upward of 120 ...

In May 2008, Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar with a storm surge that devastated populated areas around the Irrawaddy River Delta. At least 138,000 people died and tens of thousands of homes and other ...