Cyclone Winston CS Flashcards

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1
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location

A

fiji = archipeligo of 300 islands in the south pacific. 2000km from new zelands north island.

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date

A

February 2016

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3
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development

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ranked 90th in the world

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4
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what catagory on the saffir- sipson scale?

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cat 5

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5
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wind speeds

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reached over 230km/h (cat 4)

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cause

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small tropical storm east of fiji. moved south east. then north east and strengthened over warm seas. it then did a u turn and headed west, straight for fiji.

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7
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characteristics of the storm

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strong winds, flooding, storm surges = lots of damage.

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8
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how mean deaths?

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44

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9
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percentage of pop affected

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40%

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10
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number displaced

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40,000

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11
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what was the name of the village where all buildings were destroyed?

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Kade Village

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12
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cost of tot damage

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1.4 billion

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13
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percentage of pop that lost power

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80%

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14
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how long was the country declared in a state of emergency?

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2 months

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15
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how may days was the airport closed?

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2 days

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16
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what was the name of the counselling support charity

A

empower pacific

17
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what was the name of the house building programme?

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Help for Homes = low income housing