Somalia Districts Impacted by 2012 Tropical Cyclone Murjan
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Description
This geospatial dataset identifies the five Somali districts—Bossaso, Bandarbeyla, Iskushuban, Garoowe, and Eyl—impacted by Tropical Cyclone Murjan in October 2012. Produced by the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC), it records meteorological data including wind speeds of 68.4 km/hr and rainfall between 100-200mm. The data tracks the system from its formation in the Arabian Sea to its landfall at coordinates 9.80N, 50.80E.
Use Cases
Spatial analysis of the Bari region using district boundaries to visualize the 2012 storm path
Correlating the 100-200mm rainfall attribute with historical flood maps to identify recurring hazard zones
Economic impact modeling of the 100,000 livestock fatalities reported within the affected administrative units
Strengths
Provides precise landfall coordinates at lat 9.80N and long 50.80E
Includes specific meteorological attributes like 68.4 km/hr maximum wind speed
Offers four file formats including SHP and GEOJSON for GIS compatibility
Limitations
Limited to five specific districts, excluding other regions of Somalia
Data is specific to a single historical event from October 2012
Lacks granular per-district breakdown for the 100,000 reported livestock deaths
Provenance
Source
IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC)
Time Range
October 2012
Freshness
Historical data pertaining to a 2012 event; last metadata update recorded in 2026.
Geography
Somalia (Bossaso, Bandarbeyla, Iskushuban, Garoowe, and Eyl districts)
Users will require GIS software such as QGIS or ArcGIS to process the SHP and GEOJSON spatial layers. The dataset is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY).