Cade Studies

Question 1

MEDC tropical storm

Answer 1

Hurricane Katrina
Category 5
2005
USA - New Orleans and surroundings

Question 2

Why was New Orleans at risk

3

Answer 2

Gulf coast of the USA

flood control measures = shrinkage of soils = 50% land below sea level

Levee system not up to modern standards

Question 3

Social effects of Katrina

7

Answer 3

1836 does
1 million refugees 
300,000 homes destroyed 
5 million without power 
5 died from water contamination
18 schools destroyed 
Looters = national guard

Question 4

5 economic effects of Katrina

Answer 4

230.000 Jon’s most
$200 billion of damage
Oil instalitons and industry damage - £1 litre of petrol in UK
French quarters damaged - reduced tourism
$5 billion lost income logging , lost of forest

Question 5

4 environmental impacts of Katrina

Answer 5

Salt marshes flooded
Coastal conservation area in Louisiana destroyed
Sea turtle beach damaged
Over 5000km2 of forest destroyed in Mississippi

Question 6

Wildfire case study

Answer 6

Victoria 2009 feb

Question 7

Vulnerability of Victoria due to climate

3

Answer 7

Temperature - January heat wave, combined with high pressure in upper atmosphere = hot dry windy weather throughout Victoria
Max temp - 35-42
Humidity - 10-20%

Moisture - dry air in lower atmosphere - lowering moisture content of fuels

Drought - 12 month total precipitation was only 69% of average , worst drought in history - no rainfall for 2 months before black Saturday

Question 8

5 social impacts of Victoria 2009

Answer 8

173 deaths
414 injuries
Trauma - increased suisicees and drug abuse
Health problems from smoke
2,000 homes destroyed

Question 9

3 economic impacts of Victoria

Answer 9

2,000 homes destroyed
1,400 other structures destroyed
$1.2 billion in insurance claims

Question 10

5 environmental impacts of Victoria 2009

Answer 10

Over 400,000 hectares burned
1 million animals killed - many more injured
62,000 hectares of gracing pasture burnt
Maryse only known habitat of leadbeaters possum - species at risk of extinction
Helped some plants to germinate

Question 11

Tsunami LIC

Answer 11

Boxing Day 2004 , Indian Ocean
9.2 earthquake
15-30 meteres wave height in some areas
800km per hour waves

Question 12

4 social impacts of Boxing Day 2004

Answer 12

300,000 deaths across 14 countries
1.7 displaced
5-6 million requires emergency supplies
Cholera outbreak

Question 13

5 economic impacts of Boxing Day 2004

Answer 13

Major decline in tourism due to fear - nearly none
400,000 jobs lost in Sri Lanka
$4.4 Billion damage to Indonesia
Over $15 billion in total
60% of fishing fleet destroyed

Question 14

5 environmental impacts of Boxing Day 2004

Answer 14

Fresh Walter pulled with salt
Coral reefs, mangroves, wetlands destroyed 
8 million litres of oil especaped 
Thousands of animals killed
Farmland destroyed and contaminated