Case studies Flashcards
Name 2 tropical cyclone case studies
Developed: hurricane Katrina, in the USA
Developing: cyclone nargis, in Myanmar
What were the impacts of hurricane Katrina
Social:
-more than … people killed
-….k houses destroyed
-… of thousands made …
-large … were …, …% New Orleans
-… million left without e…
-… were damages, some bridges …
Economic:
-cost of around … billion dollars
-oil … and pipelines …
-…k jobs were lost
Environmental:
-costal …, like sea turtle … beaches were damaged
-some costal … areas destroyed
-flooding damaged oil …, causing oil …
Social:
-more than 1800 people killed
-300k houses destroyed
-hundreds of thousands made homeless
-large areas were flooded, 80% New Orleans
-3 million left without electricity
-roads were damages, some bridges collapsed
Economic:
-cost of around 150 billion dollars
-oil wells and pipelines damages
-230k jobs were lost
Environmental:
-costal habitats, like seat turtle breading beaches were damages
-some costal conservation areas destroyed
-flooding damaged oil refineries, causing oil spill
Responses to hurricane Katrina
Individuals:
-70-…% of New … residents were … before the … reached …
-some people did … leave their …
-people … to help r… effort in their …
-they distributed … and helped … homes
Organisations:
-… like the Red … and … organisations collected d… and provided … and hot … for millions
-volunteers from r… networks provided emergency … systems in places where communication … was …
Governments:
-… and Louisiana declared states of … and set up control …, … centre and … supplies
-the …, police, … service and army rescued over …k people
-US … provided over $… billion for …
-the US … recommended that buildings are rebuilt on … or not rebuilt at all on … lying areas
-in … flood defences were … and improved costing $…billion
Individuals:
-70-80% of New Orleans residents were evacuated before the hurricane reached land
-some people did not leave their homes
-people volunteered to help relief effort in their neighbourhood
-they distributed food and helped rebuild homes
Organisations:
-charities like the Red Cross and religious organisations collected donations and provided aid and hot meals for millions
-volunteers from radio networks provided emergency communication systems in places where communication infrastructure was destroyed
Governments:
-Mississippi and Louisiana declared states of emergency and set up control centres, emergency centre and stockpiled supplies
-the coastguard, police, fire service and army rescued over 50k people
-US Gov provided over $16 billion for rebuilding
-the US army recommended that buildings are rebuilt on stilts or not rebuilt at all on low lying areas
-in 2013 flood defences were repaired and improved costing $14.5 billion
Individual responses of hurricane Katrina
Individuals:
-70-…% of New … residents were … before the … reached …
-some people did … leave their …
-people … to help r… effort in their …
-they distributed … and helped … homes
Individuals:
-70-80% of New Orleans residents were evacuated before the hurricane reached land
-some people did not leave their homes
-people volunteered to help relief effort in their neighbourhood
-they distributed food and helped rebuild homes
Responses from organisations in hurricane Katrina
Organisations:
-… like the Red … and … organisations collected … and provided aid and hot … for millions
-volunteers from … networks provided emergency … systems in places where communication … was …
Organisations:
-charities like the Red Cross and religious organisations collected donations and provided aid and hot meals for millions
-volunteers from radio networks provided emergency communication systems in places where communication infrastructure was destroyed
Responses from governments in hurricane Katrina
Governments:
-… and Louisiana declared states of … and set up control …, … centre and … supplies
-the …, police, … service and … rescued over …k people
-US … provided over $… billion for …
-the US … recommended that … are rebuilt on … or not rebuilt at all on … lying areas
-in … flood … were repaired and … costing $…billion
Governments:
-Mississippi and Louisiana declared states of emergency and set up control centres, emergency centre and stockpiled supplies
-the coastguard, police, fire service and army rescued over 50k people
-US Gov provided over $16 billion for rebuilding
-the US army recommended that buildings are rebuilt on stilts or not rebuilt at all on low lying areas
-in 2013 flood defences were repaired and improved costing $14.5 billion
Social impacts of hurricane Katrina
Social:
-more than … people killed
-…k houses destroyed
-… of thousands made h…
-large … were flooded, …% New Orleans
-… million left without …
-… were damaged, some … collapsed
Social:
-more than 1800 people killed
-300k houses destroyed
-hundreds of thousands made homeless
-large areas were flooded, 80% New Orleans
-3 million left without electricity
-roads were damages, some bridges collapsed
Economic impacts of hurricane Katrina
Economic:
-cost of around … billion dollars
-… wells and p… damages
-…k jobs were lost
Economic:
-cost of around 150 billion dollars
-oil wells and pipelines damages
-230k jobs were lost
Environmental impacts of hurricane katrina
Environmental:
-costal …, like … turtle breading … were damaged
-some costal … areas were d…
-… damaged … refineries, causing oil …
Environmental:
-costal habitats, like sea turtle breading beaches were damages
-some costal conservation areas destroyed
-flooding damaged oil refineries, causing oil spill
Impacts of cyclone nargis
Environmental:
-the … Delta in … was the hardest hit area
—>…km2 of land was flooded
-…k hectares of … forests were …
-the flooding caused e… and … (increased … content) of land
Social impacts:
-…k people killed
-…k houses destroyed and …k damaged
-people suffered from … from poor … conditions and … water
Economic impacts:
-…% of rice … in … delta were damaged
—>leading to a loss of …
-fishing … eg ponds, … etc were …, damaging … fishing …
—>important sources of … and …
-caused over $…billion of damage
Environmental:
-the Irrawaddy Delta in Myanmar was the hardest hit area
—>14km2 of land was flooded
-38k hectares of mangrove forests were destroyed
-the flooding caused erosion and salination (increased salt content) of land
Social impacts:
-140k people killed
-450k houses destroyed and 350k damaged
-people suffered from disease from poor sanitary conditions and contaminated water
Economic impacts:
-65% of rice paddies in Irrawaddy delta were damaged
—>leading to a loss of livelihood
-fishing infrastructure eg ponds, boats etc were destroyed, damaging local fishing industries
—>important sources of income and food
-caused over $4billion of damage
Environment impacts of cyclone nargis
Environmental:
-the I… Delta in … was the … hit area
—>…km2 of land was …
-…k hectares of m… forests were …
-the flooding caused erosion and s… (increased … content) of land
Environmental:
-the Irrawaddy Delta in Myanmar was the hardest hit area
—>14km2 of land was flooded
-38k hectares of mangrove forests were destroyed
-the flooding caused erosion and salination (increased salt content) of land
Social impacts of cyclone nargis
Social impacts:
-…k people killed
-…k houses destroyed and …k damaged
-people suffered from … from poor … conditions and … water
Social impacts:
-140k people killed
-450k houses destroyed and 350k damaged
-people suffered from disease from poor sanitary conditions and contaminated water
Economic impacts of cyclone nargis
Economic impacts:
-…% of rice … in … delta were damaged
—>leading to a loss of …
-fishing … eg ponds, … etc were …, damaging … fishing …
—>important sources of … and …
-caused over $…billion of damage
Economic impacts:
-65% of rice paddies in Irrawaddy delta were damaged
—>leading to a loss of livelihood
-fishing infrastructure eg ponds, boats etc were destroyed, damaging local fishing industries
—>important sources of income and food
-caused over $4billion of damage
Responses to cyclone nargis
Individuals
-… issued on … and radio
—>didn’t reach people in … rural …
—>… people were …
-people left to cope and … houses, boats and … by …
Organisations:
-United … raised $…million to provide … food, ..
and medical s…
-the World … programme distributed over …k tonnes of …
—>they were still … assistance … year later
Governments:
-the … Gov spent money on … resources rather than … plans
—>so it was unable to respond … or …
-the Gov initially … to accept … aid and wouldn’t allow aid … to enter the …
-some … sent was … by … which … its delivery
-the delays … the number of …
Individuals
-warnings issued on tv and radio
—>didn’t reach people in poor rural communities
—>more people were killed
-people left to cope and rebuild houses, boats and farms by themselves
Organisations:
-United Nations raised $315million to provide emergency food, shelter and medical staff
-the World Food programme distributed over 70k tonnes of food
—>they were still providing assistance 1 year later
Governments:
-the Myanmar Gov spent money on military resources rather than evacuation plans
—>so it was unable to respond quickly or effectively
-the Gov initially refused to accept foreign aid and wouldn’t allow aid workers to enter the country
-some aid sent was seized by military which delayed its delivery
-the delays increased the number of deaths
Responses from individuals in cyclone nargis
Individuals
-… issued on … and radio
—>didn’t … people in … rural …
—>more people were …
-people left to cope and … houses, boats and … by …
Individuals
-warnings issued on tv and radio
—>didn’t reach people in poor rural communities
—>more people were killed
-people left to cope and rebuild houses, boats and farms by themselves
Responses from governments to cyclone nargis
Governments:
-the … Gov spent money on … resources rather than … plans
—>so it was unable to respond … or …
-the Gov initially … to accept … aid and wouldn’t allow aid … to enter the …
-some aid sent was … by … which … its delivery
-the delays … the number of …
Governments:
-the Myanmar Gov spent money on military resources rather than evacuation plans
—>so it was unable to respond quickly or effectively
-the Gov initially refused to accept foreign aid and wouldn’t allow aid workers to enter the country
-some aid sent was seized by military which delayed its delivery
-the delays increased the number of deaths
Responses from organisations to cyclone nargis
Organisations:
-United … raised $…million to provide … food, … and medical s…
-the World … programme … over …k tonnes of …
—>they were still … assistance … year later
Organisations:
-United Nations raised $315million to provide emergency food, shelter and medical staff
-the World Food programme distributed over 70k tonnes of food
—>they were still providing assistance 1 year later
Name 2 drought case studies
Developed: Australia
Developing: Ethiopia
Impacts of the drought in Australia
People:
-water … in … and rivers … so water … ran …
-the largest … were on …:
—crop … fell, this … food …
—… died, … million … died
—farmers … fell, …k farmers lost their …
-… storms caused by … affected … Australia and some … cities
-the drought increased … with over ….,000km2 of land …, hundreds of … were destroyed and … people died
People:
-water levels in lakes and rivers fell so water supplies ran low
-the largest impacts were on farming:
—crop yields fell, this increased food prices
—livestock died, 8million sheep died
—farmers incomes fell, 100k farmers lost their job
-dust storms caused by drought affected inland Australia and some costal cities
-the drought increased wildfires with over 30,000km2 of land burned, hundreds of houses were destroyed and 8 people died
How long did the drought in Australia last
2001-2009, 8years
