Case studies Flashcards
Black Summer?
-32 ppl died
-$5billion cost direct damages
-80k livestock killed
- Common cause was dry lightning storms from clouds
-445 by smoke
Black Saturday?
-Strong winds brought down an electric pole which started a fire
-7th feb 2009
-173 ppl died
-21k home destroyed
-400 individual fires
Typhoon Haiyan?
–12billion overall damage
-Was in
Philippines
-6k died
-800k oil leak
-1.1 million houses damaged
China 2020 floods?
- torrential rainfall
-27/31 provinces experienced incessant downpour
-Sponge cities as response
-rapid growth in pop + eco expansion
-urban + agricultural dev -> water x stored by lake and rivers
Malaria Indonesia?
-21% of Malaria cases
-Rollback malaria program triggered in 2000
-27million insecticide nets distributed
-Surf aid operated program established to increase knowledge of Malaria
Japan 2011 great earthquake and tsunami?
-20k deaths
–165k buildings destroyed
-2011 march 11th
–China sent 20k tone of fuel
-Maldives 90k cans of tuna
-Rescue teams from Aus, NZ
Aceh earthquake and boxing day tsunami?
–26th dec 2004
–250k deaths
-141k houses destroyed
—Aus 1$ billion effort relief
–Aus helped reconstruction of infrastructure like schools
Dereel Bushfire?
-No deaths
-6k Insurance for
-Faulty fence sparked fire
-110 hectares destroyed
-Fire response was 500k cost estimated
-Immediate evacuation
6k insurance for Elaine and around 445k for Rob
Black summer responses?
-139k hectares of hazard reduction burn in 2 yrs prior
-7k firefighters from Aus and overseas
interstate and international fire personals
-volunteer firefighters
-Royal commission into national natural disaster arrangement
Dereel bushfire response?
-500k for initial firefight
-30k for fire retardant
-fire trucks, aircraft, bulldozers = most effective
-17 aircraft, 2 large tankers, 70 fire trucks, NSW command task of 50 people
