Case Study: Hurricane Sandy 2012 Flashcards
How much did the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act provide to help rebuild?
$50 billion
What did the NYC Mayor release on 11th June 2013?
A eeport called ‘A stronger, More resilliant New York’, addressing coastal protection, insurance, utilities and community prepardeness
How many were without power in New Jersey?
1 million
Why were Sandy’s effects so intense?
There has been no long term preparation and the area is jot used to a storm of such intensity, or even at all
How did Sandy affect countries other than the US?
Haiti was still recovering from the 2010 earthquake which it was hit, Cuba refused foreign aid or NGOs and there a was no national governemnt shelter strategy in the Dominican Republic, so Sandy had a catastrophic effect
What did Direct Relief provide?
89 emergency deliveries of medicine and supplies to 35 heakth centres in NY and NJ
How many households in NY and NJ receiver FEMA payments?
179,000
What did the Red Cross do?
Opened shelters ti provide safe places to stay before, during and after the storm
How many storm damaged homes are being repaired?
As of 2022, 8,319 homes citywide repaired - according to city officials.
How many fires broke out across New York?
23
How much money was spent by the Red Cross over a 3 year period?
$313 million
How were US police affected?
The presidential election was interrupted
How was the economy affected?
Banks, shops, financial institutions close and 2nd largeat oil refinery
What was rationed?
Fuel, and number plate recognition was brought in
How was the coastline affected?
1600km of coast was impacyed by a 6-7m storm surge
How many flights were cancelled in view of strong winds?
12,000
How was the NYC stock exchange affected?
It was closed
How much did the damage cost?
$63 millions
How many major New York airports were closed?
3, including JFK
How many people were without power in New York?
750,000
How many people in Manhattan were advised to evacuate due to potential storm surge?
350,000
How bad was the rainfall in the area?
It was the worst rainfall in a century
How many people were without power in Ontario?
145,000
When did Sandy hit the US coast?
October 30th
How many people were killed?
111, 41 in NY alone
Where did the hurricane originate?
South of Kingston, Jamaica
Why did the hurricane change track?
Due to cool air in the North and the jet stream to the West, pushing it across New York
When did the eye begin developing?
October 24th
What was the diamètre of the storm?
1100 miles, much karger than other teopical storms
When did Hurricane Sandy occur?
October 2012
Why did Sandy have such a significant impact on the US?
Everyone was largely unprepared because of the late notice of change in track
Where was Sandy updated to hurricane status?
65 miles south of Kingston
How did shops around New York respond?
By boarding up shops, including 5th Avenue, to protect then from high winds and debris
