> At 08:19 AM 5/8/2008, you wrote:
> >Hi all, surprised no one has mentioned Cyclone Nargis as it looks to
> >be one of the worse disasters since the 2004 Tsunami! Thousands are
> >reported dead and reports are saying the death toll could be as many
> >as 100,000 with 22,000 already confirmed dead! The cat 3 cyclone
> >slammed into one of the poorest parts of the world at Burma which
> >produces some of the worlds rice crops... emergency supplies have
> >begun to be flown in however this will only cover the first few
> >weeks.. such a sad thing to have happen, and the cyclone formed
> >rather early in their cyclone season too :(

> Yes, that one looks nasty. :(  The Age down here is now reporting the
> 100,000 figure, which first came to light yesterday.  I have been
> keeping up with the news.  The Burmese Government aren't making it
> easy for aid to get through either. :(

> 73 de VK3JED
> http://vkradio.com

> Was watching the Bay of Bengal last week and there was a lot of disorganised
> deep convection, the area looked 'primed'....However listened to a recording
> of the Rangoon B.O.M interview who had posted a warning 48 hours prior to
> landfall,  however the chap being interview definitely played down the
> expected strength to about 80 to 100kph and weakening. Now there are some
> very important issued with this cyclone first it drove a storm surge ahead
> of the centre so warm sea surface temps are forced inland through the delta
> region allowing the central core to keep feeding off near saturated surface
> air thus allowing the potential for the cyclone to maintain strength further
> inland, looking at the sat pics suspect better than cat 3.  The appalling
> death toll is almost unprecedented but according to eye witnesses sea levels
> rose 12 to 20 feet ! and flowed tens of kilometres inland from the shore
> line. Its apparent the storm surge preceded the cyclone core so the poor
> people are forced to the roof tops...the wind did the rest....It makes my
> blood boil to see what some of these despot military juntas will do to
> maintain their pathetic methods of rule....regards Clyve H
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tony Langdon" <vk3...@gmail.com>
> To: <austpacwx@googlegroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 8:29 AM
> Subject: [austpacwx] Re: Cyclone Nargis

> > At 08:19 AM 5/8/2008, you wrote:
> > >Hi all, surprised no one has mentioned Cyclone Nargis as it looks to
> > >be one of the worse disasters since the 2004 Tsunami! Thousands are
> > >reported dead and reports are saying the death toll could be as many
> > >as 100,000 with 22,000 already confirmed dead! The cat 3 cyclone
> > >slammed into one of the poorest parts of the world at Burma which
> > >produces some of the worlds rice crops... emergency supplies have
> > >begun to be flown in however this will only cover the first few
> > >weeks.. such a sad thing to have happen, and the cyclone formed
> > >rather early in their cyclone season too :(

> > Yes, that one looks nasty. :(  The Age down here is now reporting the
> > 100,000 figure, which first came to light yesterday.  I have been
> > keeping up with the news.  The Burmese Government aren't making it
> > easy for aid to get through either. :(

> > 73 de VK3JED
> > http://vkradio.com