5.7 - Tropical storm hazards

Question 1

The ………. …………. is the scale for hurricanes

Answer 1

Saffir-Simpson

Question 2

Describe the Saffir-Simpson scale

Answer 2

Tropical depression
Tropical storm
1  Minimal
2  Moderate
3  extensive
4  extreme
5  catastrophic

Question 3

How do storms get their energy? (3)

Answer 3

Evaporating water absorbs latent energy
Air sucked up quickly and condenses to release energy
Energy given to storm

Question 4

Name two case studies for storms

Answer 4

USA Superstorm Sandy (HIC)

Philippines Typhoon Haiyan (LIC)

Question 5

Describe the formation of Superstorm Sandy

Answer 5

1100 miles in diameter
Originated in Caribbean Sea
Area of high pressure to the North so couldn’t travel East and they merged

Question 6

Superstorm Sandy political impacts

Answer 6

NY stock exchange closed
1 week before US election
Prevent development in Haiti and Cuba

Question 7

Superstorm Sandy economic impacts

Answer 7

$70.2b in damage

Bahamas - no tourism

Question 8

Superstorm Sandy social impacts

Answer 8

8.5 million had no power
650,000 homes destroyed
286 deaths
Makeshift towns in Haiti washed away

Question 9

Superstorm Sandy environmental impacts

Answer 9

Mudslides
70% of crops in Haiti destroyed
10m of beach lost in New Jersey

Question 10

Superstorm Sandy additional information

Answer 10

Category 1-3
185km/h winds
Bahamas, USA, Cuba, Dominica

Question 11

Typhoon Haiyan formation

Answer 11

Formed near Fed. states of Micronesia

Question 12

Typhoon Haiyan environmental impacts

Answer 12

71,000 hectare of farmland destroyed
Trees uprooted (no CO2 absorbed)
7m storm surge

Question 13

Typhoon Haiyan social impacts

Name any 3

Answer 13

6300 deaths
1.9 million homeless
6 million displaced so population doubled in some areas
Disease
Looting

Question 14

Typhoon Haiyan economic impacts

Name any 3

Answer 14

$5.8b in damage
6 million jobs lost
30,000 fishing boats destroyed
Destroy agriculture (saturated soil)

Question 15

Typhoon Haiyan political impacts

Answer 15

Government 2500 -> 70 people (dead, grief)
Under pressure to provide food, medicine ect
Damage infrastructure

Question 16

Typhoon Haiyan additional info
Windspeed
Category
Area

Answer 16

315km/h winds
Philippines
Category 5
South China Sea

Question 17

What areas are mainly impacted by storms?

Answer 17

Coastal
Urban
Eye wall
Lower latitudes
LIC

Question 18

Name and describe 2 types of flooding

Answer 18

Marine - sea water

Fluvial - fresh water

Question 19

What is an anemometer

Answer 19

Measures wind speed

Question 20

3 ways to plan for storms

Answer 20

Develop wetland areas around coast to absorb storm surge
Insurance
Afforest steep slopes to prevent MM

Question 21

2 ways to prevent storms

Answer 21

Cloud seeding

Coastal defence - sea wall

Question 22

2 ways to prevent storms

Answer 22

Cloud seeding

Coastal defence - sea wall

Question 23

3 ways to prepare for storms

Answer 23

Emergency drills
Emergency services
Storm shelters