Case Study: Hurricane Sandy 2012 Flashcards
Causes
- Sandy was classified as a tropical depression after forming south of Kingston, Jamaica. Warm sea temperature allowed to gain large amounts of energy
- 2 days later on 24th October an eye began developing, and the storm eventually reached a diameter of 1100 miles.
- A computer mode, predicted its path and also noted that it would turn west towards land on October 29 rather than heading out to sea
Effects
- Political;
- Interrupted the presidential electron campaign
- Gave good publicity to Obama and Romney after they were photographed helping with relief.
- Environmental;
- Flooding inland from storm surge
- Social
- Death toll of 111
- Most roads unusable
- 1 million people without power in New Jersey
- Over 1 million forced to evacuate
- Many people stranded
- Crime rates greatly increased
- Economic impacts
- $63 billion in damages
- New York’s 3 airports closed
- Stock exchange closed for 2 days
- Tens of millions of dollars lost in revenue
Risk Management before the event
- After Hurricane Katrina, the US government began fi place staff and resources in the predicted impact areas
- The charity direct relief positioned hurricane preparation supplies prior to the storm hitting land
Short term responses
- The Red Cross send 17.5m meals and snacks, 17000 volunteers and 7 million relief packages including hats and gloves due to the snow storm
-The US department of energy send 67000 personal to restore power to the areas - Direct relief sent 50 cases of nutritional supplements to New York
- The red cross also supplied emergency generators
Long term responses
- Billions of dollars were spent on building storm walls
Where did Sandy form, and how did it gain large amounts of energy?
South of Kingston, Jamaica
Warm sea temperatures allowed it to gain large amounts of energy
When did the eye form?
24th October
What diameter did it reach?
1100 miles
Why did inland flooding occur?
Due to the storm surge
How many were killed overall?
233 people
How many people had no power in New Jersey?
1 million
How many were forced to evacuate?
1 million
Why did crime rates increase?
Due to looting
What is the estimated cost of damages?
$63 billion
How many airports in NY closed?
All 3
For how many days was the stock exchange closed?
2
How many dollars lost in revenue?
Tens of millions
How many meals and snacks did the red cross send?
17.5 million
How many volunteers did the red cross send?
17000
How many relief packages did the red cross send?
7 million, including hats and gloves due to the snow storm
How many cases of nutritional supplements did Direct Relief send to NY?
50
What was done in the long term after the event?
Billions of dollars spent on building storm walls
