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    West Bengal

    India · Asia

    West Bengal is a state of India, in Asia. It lies on the Indian Plate. Records include 1 cyclone crossing it with hurricane-force winds.

    Tectonic Plates

    Hazard Levels

    Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.

    • River FloodHigh
    • Urban FloodHigh
    • Coastal FloodHigh
    • LandslideHigh
    • CycloneHigh
    • Water ScarcityHigh
    • Extreme HeatHigh
    • WildfireHigh
    • EarthquakeMedium
    • TsunamiMedium

    Details and recommendations on ThinkHazard!

    Tropical Cyclones

    Famous Faults

    Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002