Consequences of coastal floodingcon communities Flashcards

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What are the four examples of coastal flooding?

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Netherlands 1953 (North Sea Flood)
UK 2013-2014 Winter Storms
USA 2012 Hurricane Sandy
Philippians 2013 Typhoon Haiyan

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What was the cause of the Netherlands 1953 flood?

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Mid-latitude depression moving south through the North Sea generating a 5 m storm surge

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What were the economic costs of the Netherlands 1953 flood?

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Almost 10% of Dutch farmland flooded.
40,000 buildings damaged
10,000 buildings destroyed.

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What were the social costs of the Netherlands 1953 flood?

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18000 deaths.

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That was the cause of the UK 2013-2014 Winter Storms?

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Coastal and other flooding caused by a succession of depressions and their storm surges.

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What were the economic cost of the UK 2013-2014 Winter Storms?

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Damage of around £1 billion over the course of the winter.

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What were the social costs of the UK 2013-2014 Winter Storms

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17 deaths from all causes

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What was the cause of the 2012 Hurricane Sandy in the USA?

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Landfall of hurricane in New Jersey and other US states with a storm surge up to 4m.

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What were the economic costs of USA 2012 Hurricane Sandy?

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$70 Billion in damage
6 million people lost power
350,000 home in New Jersey where damaged or destroyed.

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What were the social costs of the USA 2012 Hurricane Sandy?

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71 deaths

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What was the cause of the 2013 Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines?

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One of the most powerful tropical storms ever with a 4-5 m storm surge.

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What were the economic costs of the 2013 Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines?

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Damages of around $2 billion, centred on the city of Tacloban

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What were the social costs of the 2013 Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines?

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6,300 deaths

30,000 injured

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What is an environmental refugee?

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Communities forced to abandon their homes because of natural processes, including sudden ones such as landslides or gradual ones such as erosion or rising sea levels.

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