Historical dimension - cyclones, the British.
The shared history of Britain and Burma by Thant Myint-U
Daily Telegraph
Death Comes Ashore by Amitav Ghosh - NYT
Timeline: Major tropical cyclones -BBC
Ethnic dimension - the Karen of the delta, insurgency
The Irrawaddy Delta: Before the Cyclone - The Irrawaddy
Relief as war in Myanmar - Asia Times
Security dimension - 2 x Robert D. Kaplan
Aid at the Point of a Gun - NYT
Burma’s Next Chapter - The Atlantic
Environment dimension - deltas, mangroves, floods
The Dangers of the Deltas - NYT
Before cyclone hit, Burmese delta was stripped of defenses - IHT
How Nargis Devastated an Already Vulnerable Land - Spiegel
Mangrove loss 'put Burma at risk' - BBC
Mangrove destruction raised Burma toll - ABC (Australia)
Bay of Bengal risks tsunami too - ABC (Australia)
Other dimension - strangeness, mysticism
Armed group steals corpse of revered Myanmar monk - Straits Times/AFP
Mystic says 'sorry' for Myanmar cyclone prediction - Straits Times/Reuters
Some older articles
Burma: A Special Supplement - 1958, written by Burmese contributors - The Atlantic
Burma - 1971, travel piece by Paul Theroux - The Atlantic
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