Case Study - Typhoon Haiyan

Question 1

Highest wind speed

Answer 1

200 mph

Question 2

Date

Answer 2

8 November 2013

Question 3

Saffir-Simpson Scale

Answer 3

Category 5

Question 4

Sea temperature

Answer 4

26-27 C

Question 5

Causes for Typhoon Haiyan formation

Answer 5

• sea temperature of 26.5 C
• Coriolis Effect started storm spinning
• moved westward, mainly over warm water, causing it to gain energy
• sometimes attributed to global warming

Question 6

Characteristics of the typhoon

Answer 6

• 300km/h + winds
• 400mm heavy rain
• storm surges up to 6m (due to low air pressure)
• flooding 1km inland around coastal city of Tacloban

Question 7

Social impacts

Answer 7

• 600,000+ families made homeless
• 90% of houses in Tacloban destroyed

Question 8

Economic impacts

Answer 8

• over 70% of farmers and fishermen lost their income
• $2.8bn damage was caused
• crop production and income decreased long-term

Question 9

Environmental impacts

Answer 9

• 130,000 tonnes of rice destroyed
• trees uprooted
• 85,000L of oil leaked by punctured barge

Question 10

How many families made homeless?
SOC

Answer 10

600,000+

Question 11

How many people dead?
SOC

Answer 11

6300+

Question 12

How many people affected?
SOC

Answer 12

11mn+
10% of population

Question 13

%age houses destroyed in Tacloban?
SOC

Answer 13

90%

Question 14

How many farmers / fishermen lost their income?
ECON

Answer 14

Approx. 75%

Question 15

How much damage (USD) caused?
ECON

Answer 15

$2.8 billion

Question 16

Cost in USD from farm damage?
ECON

Answer 16

$85 million

Question 17

How many flights cancelled?
ECON

Answer 17

400+

Question 18

How much rice destroyed?
ENV

Answer 18

130,000 tonnes

Question 19

How much oil leaked by a punctured barge?
ENV

Answer 19

85,000L

Question 20

%age city of Tacloban destroyed by storm surges?
ENV

Answer 20

90%

Question 21

Emergency Aid

Answer 21

• UN appealed for £190mn (UK gave £50mn)
• WHO managed healthcare workers from around the world
• over 1000 evacuation centres
• basic food aid

Question 22

How much money did the UN appeal for?
S-term

Answer 22

£190 million

Question 23

How much did the UK donate?
S-term

Answer 23

£50 million

Question 24

How many evacuation centres?
S-term

Answer 24

1000+

Question 25

What role did the WHO play?
S-term

Answer 25

Managed healthcare workers from around the world

Question 26

What role did soldiers play?
S-term

Answer 26

Restore law and order after looting began

Question 27

Long-term responses

Answer 27

• clearing debris and managing waste
• repairing infrastructure
• replanting mangroves

Question 28

Examples of infrastructure that required repair (4 examples)
L-term

Answer 28

Schools
Hospitals
Water supply systems
Road and communications networks

Question 29

Why did mangroves need replanting?
L-term

Answer 29

Act as a buffer zone against future storm surges