Division
Yangon
Myanmar · Asia
Yangon is a division of Myanmar, in Asia. It spans the Indian and Eurasian plates. 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
- Coastal FloodHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Urban FloodMedium
- EarthquakeMedium
- TsunamiMedium
- LandslideVery Low
- Water ScarcityVery Low
Tropical Cyclones
- 2008Cyclone NargisCat. 4
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002