https://gregladen.com/blog/2007/11/15/sidr-all-bets-are-off/ Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:38:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 https://gregladen.com/blog/2007/11/15/sidr-all-bets-are-off/#comment-645 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:38:01 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2007/11/15/sidr-all-bets-are-off/#comment-645 greg…i’m not sure i’d totally discount the role that mangrove systems will ultimately play in the current cyclone situation unfolding in india… we have pretty good data (from previous cyclones in the indo-pacific as well as from areas affected by the 2005 tsunami) that healthy, intact mangrove systems (while not dampening storm energy) can certainly be efficient buffers of destructive storm surge…here’s another report that characterizes the ecosystem services of reefs and mangroves in storm protection:Spaninks, F. and van Beukering, P. 1997. Economic Valuation of Mangrove Ecosystems: Potential and Limitations, CREED Working paper No 14, International Institute for Environment and Development, London.i know absolutely nothing of the health and overall state of mangrove systems in bangladesh, but will be curious to find out once relief efforts have been attended to…

]]> https://gregladen.com/blog/2007/11/15/sidr-all-bets-are-off/#comment-644 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:25:14 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2007/11/15/sidr-all-bets-are-off/#comment-644 Yeah, Greg, it’s rare to see a storm maintain that strength so far inland. Means there will be some strong winds to grapple with, in addition to surge.

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