7.Impacts of TRS'

Question 1

Impacts depend on:

Answer 1

Intensity of storm 
Speed of movement 
Distance from sea
Physical geography of the area 
Preparations by community 
Response

Question 2

Environmental

Answer 2

Beaches eroded and coastal habitats damaged, sediment deposited in aquatic ecosystems may damage breeding grounds

Landslides block watercourses, so they change course

Environments polluted eg by saltwater, oil and chemicals spilled by factories

Flooding causes sewage overflows, contaminates water

Question 3

Social

Answer 3

People may drown, be injured or killed by debris that’s blown around or carried
Houses destroyed->homelessness
Electricity cables damaged and supplies cut off
Lack of clean water causes diseases to spread
Agricultural land damaged, affecting commercial farming

Question 4

Political

Answer 4

People may blame authorities for shortages of food, water and energy, leading to conflict and unrest

Question 5

Economic

Answer 5

Expensive repairs to buildings, infrastructure limits amount of money that can be spent elsewhere
Businesses are damaged and destroyed so they can’t trade
Eg Hurricane Katrina was most expensive hurricane costing $125 billion