Saturday, May 3, 2008
Cyclone Nargis
I write this blog with concern and frustration. Cyclone Nargis made landfall along the southwestern coast of Myanmar with sustained winds of over 210 kph.

This cyclone if compared to a storm in the Atlantic had the strength of a category 4 hurricane.

We’ve all seen what storms like Katrina and Sidr can do with their powerful winds and deadly storm surges.

So here at the CNNI Weather center, my colleagues and I knew a few days in advance that this was going to be a very bad situation.

The storm track would take this powerful cyclone along the very low lying, delta region of southern Myanmar.

When you combine that geography with the circulation of the storm major flooding is almost inevitable.

A storm surge of 3 – 5 meters was also expected to travel well inland with little elevation change to stop its progress. I do hate to sound pessimistic, but many years of experience watching these storms has given me reason to be very concerned for this region.

My frustration comes from the fact that there continues to be media lockdown in this country. Very little information if any is coming out. I did happen to see one article this morning from the Associated Press saying that an official from the country’s meteorology department spoke anonymously to a reporter about the expected deaths and injuries in the city of Yangon and the rest of the country. But so far that has been about it.

When no information comes out, then no one hears or sees the devastation and the need for aid.

-- From Kevin Corriveau, CNN Senior Weather Producer/Anchor Click here to send your weather iReports or e-mail us at worldweather@cnn.com
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