1.0STEM Education in Maldiveshttps://stem.climate.mvstemwphttps://stem.climate.mv/index.php/author/stemwp/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="pjmhVLHNNN"><a href="https://stem.climate.mv/index.php/disasters/">Disasters</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://stem.climate.mv/index.php/disasters/embed/#?secret=pjmhVLHNNN" width="600" height="338" title="“Disasters” — STEM Education in Maldives" data-secret="pjmhVLHNNN" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> The natural disasters which are risky to the Maldives, as identified by the Disaster Risk Profile of Maldives done in 2006 include earthquakes and tsunamis, cyclones/thunderstorms, floods (due to rain), droughts, storm surges and strong winds and tornadoes (UNDP, 2006). The main impacts are due to flooding due to rainfalls, swells and tidal waves. Compared to the other countries in the region, Maldives is less prone to cyclones, it experiences cyclonic disturbances during the south-west monsoon season from October to January