CASE STUDIES: hazards (p1) Flashcards
what are the tectonic examples
L’Aquila and Gorkha
Eyjafjallajokull
primary effects of L’Aquila
308 died
1500 injured
67,500 made homeless
15000 buildings collapsed
when was the L’Aquila earthquake
6th April 2009
strength of L’Aquila
6.3 magnitude
secondary effects of L’Aquila
landslides
increased house prices
mudflows caused by burst water pipe
immediate responses to L’Aquila
10000 sheltered in hotels
40000 tents given out
$552.9mill from EU fund
long term responses to L’Aquila
no taxes in 2010
university fees waived
free public transport
when was the Gorkha earthquake
25th April 2015
strength of Gorkha
7.8 magnitude
primary effects of Gorkha
8841 died
16800 injured
$5bill damage
1 mill homeless
secondary effects of Gorkha
landslides and avalanches killed 19
blocked rivers
tourism so income decline
immediate responses in Gorkha
international help from Oxfam
500,000 tents
rescuers from avalanche of everest
long term responses in Gorkha
$274mill for recovery
stricter building controls
new trekking routes on everest
date of eruption of Eyjafjallajokull
14th April 2010
location of Eyjafjallajokull
160km south east of Reykjavik
lies on mid atlantic ridge
primary effects of Eyjafjallajokull
8km high ash cloud
lava flow and tephra ejected
ice melts
secondary effects of Eyjafjallajokull
closed airspace for 6 days - 100,000 travellers stranded
flooding
animals kept indoors
contaminated water supply
immediate responses to Eyjafjallajokull
500 farmers evacuated
313 airports forced to shut
monitoring ashcloud
long term responses to Eyjafjallajokull
tourism increased in Iceland
higher monitoring of volcanoes like Katla
European state aid to airports that were affected
when did Typhoon Haiyan happen
3rd-11th November 2013
primary effects of Typhoon Haiyan
6340 killed
40000 homes damaged
30000 fishing boats destroyed
400mm of rain - flooding
1.1mill tonnes of crops destroyed
secondary effects of Typhoon Haiyan
6mill people lost source of income
landslides and blocked roads so aid couldn’t get to people
cholera caused by infected water
power supplies cut off for a month
immediate responses to Typhoon Haiyan
1200 evacuation centres set up
French and Belgian field hospitals
Red Cross delivered basic food aid
long term responses to Typhoon Haiyan
‘Cash for work’ scheme set up - people paid to clear city
oxfam helped replace fishing boats
thousands of homes built away from areas at risk of flooding
