Junior Cycle Geography CYCLONE Geography in the News Floods hit Bangladesh and India, May 2022
Heavy rain caused widespread flooding in parts of Bangladesh and India, leaving millions stranded and at least 57 dead during May 2022.
In Bangladesh, about 2 million people have been stranded by the worst floods in the country’s northeast for nearly 20 years. The rains have washed away villages, inundated roads, damaged crops and cut off access to drinking water and electricity for some people.
Many parts of Bangladesh and neighbouring regions in India are prone to flooding, and experts say that climate change is increasing the likelihood of extreme weather events around the world. Every extra degree of global warming increases the amount of water in the atmosphere by about 7% which impacts on rainfall levels.
In Assam region, nearly 90,000 people have been moved to state-run relief shelters as water levels in rivers run high and large areas of land remain under water.
1. When did this flood event occur? 2. Where did the flood event impact? 3. Who was impacted by this flood event? 4. What was the damage caused? 5. What might be the economic and environmental consequences of this event for locals? 6. What impact is climate change said to have had?