✅Case Study - Hurricane Sandy 2012

Question 1

When did Hurricane Sandy occur?

Answer 1

October 2012

Question 2

Where did the hurricane originate?

Answer 2

South of Kingston, Jamaica

Question 3

When did the eye begin developing?

Answer 3

October 24th

Question 4

Where was Sandy updated to hurricane status?

Answer 4

65 miles south of Kingston

Question 5

What was the diameter of the storm?

Answer 5

1100 miles, much larger than other tropical storms

Question 6

Why did the hurricane change track?

Answer 6

Due to col air in the North and the jet stream to the West, pushing it across New York

Question 7

When did Sandy hit the US coast?

Answer 7

October 30th

Question 8

Why did Sandy have such a significant impact on the US?

Answer 8

Everyone was largely unprepared because of the late notice of change of track

Question 9

How many people were killed?

Answer 9

111, 41 in NY alone

Question 10

How many were without power in New Jersey?

Answer 10

1 million

Question 11

How many people were without power in New York?

Answer 11

750,000

Question 12

How many people were without power in Ontario?

Answer 12

145,000

Question 13

How many major New York airports were closed?

Answer 13

3, including JFK

Question 14

How much did the damage cost?

Answer 14

$63 million

Question 15

How was the NY stock exchange affected?

Answer 15

It was closed

Question 16

How was the economy affected?

Answer 16

Banks, shops, financial institutions closed and 2nd largest oil refinery

Question 17

How bad was the rainfall in the area?

Answer 17

It was the worst rainfall in a century

Question 18

How was the coastline affected?

Answer 18

1600km of coast was impacted by a 6-7m storm surge

Question 19

How many fires broke out across New York?

Answer 19

23

Question 20

How were US politics affected?

Answer 20

The presidential election was interupted

Question 21

What was rationed?

Answer 21

Fuel, and number plate recognition was brought in

Question 22

How much money was spent by the Red Cross over a 3 year period?

Answer 22

$313 million

Question 23

What did Direct Relief provide?

Answer 23

89 emergency deliveries of medicine & supplies to 35 health centres in NY and NJ

Question 24

What did the Red Cross do?

Answer 24

Opened shelters to provide safe places to stay before, during and after the storm

Question 25

How many storm damaged homes are being repaired?

Answer 25

757+, 158 already completed

Question 26

How many households in NY and NJ received FEMA payments?

Answer 26

179,000

Question 27

How much did the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act provide to help rebuild?

Answer 27

$50 billion

Question 28

How many people in Manhattan were advised to evacuate due to a potential storm surge?

Answer 28

350,000

Question 29

How many flights were cancelled in view of strong winds?

Answer 29

12,000

Question 30

How did shops around New York respond?

Answer 30

By boarding up shops, including on 5th Avenue, to protect them from high winds and debris

Question 31

Why were Sandy’s effects so intense?

Answer 31

There had been no long term preparation and the area is not used to storm of such intensity, or even at all.

Question 32

How did Sandy affect countries other than the US?

Answer 32

Haiti was still recovering from the 2010 earthquake when it was hit, Cuba refused foreign aid or NGOs and there was no national government shelter strategy in the Dominican Republic, so Sandy had catastrophic effect.

Question 33

What did the NYC Mayor release on June 11, 2013?

Answer 33

A report called ‘A Stronger, More Resilient New York’, addressing coastal protection, insurance, utilities and community preparedness