deadly disasters

Question 1

amount of damages caused by disasters in 2023

Answer 1

$378 billion

Question 2

Number of people unaccounted CG

Answer 2

6960

Question 3

Number of people displaced CG

Answer 3

10,000

Question 4

Number of people dead CG

Answer 4

11, including 2 volunteer firefighters

Question 5

wind speed required for a storm to be categorised as a cyclone

Answer 5

118km/h - 300km/h

Question 6

rainfall amounts as an effect of CG

Answer 6

300-400 mm

Question 7

number of houses red stickered CG

Answer 7

469

Question 8

date of t/s earth quake

Answer 8

6th feb 2023

Question 9

date of CG

Answer 9

11 feb 2023

Question 10

magnitude and depth of t/s earthquake

Answer 10

7.8 magnitude, 18km deep

Question 11

by (1,3,2023) march 3rd..

Answer 11

11,000 aftershocks occurred

Question 12

impact

Answer 12

the effects of an extreme natural or cultural event, short term or long term

Question 13

response

Answer 13

a reaction to an event by a group or person that occurs after the even

Question 14

process

Answer 14

a sequence of actions, natural and/or cultural that shape and change environments, places and societies

Question 15

disaster

Answer 15

an action or event that causes death or significant damage to people and places

Question 16

estimated cost of CG

Answer 16

$14.5 billion

Question 17

number of people dead in turkey

Answer 17

48,448

Question 18

number of people dead in syria

Answer 18

5954

Question 19

number of people displaced T/S

Answer 19

3.3 mil

Question 20

number of people homeless T/S

Answer 20

2.5 mil

Question 21

2.5 mil..

Answer 21

children exposed to poverty, labour and child marriage.

Question 22

types of responses and examples

Answer 22

SHORT TERM
search and rescue
helping injured
emergency resources

LONG TERM
rebuilding destroyed infrastructure
‘kick-starting’ local economy

Question 23

process of CG forming

Answer 23

1. very warm sea surface temperatures in the coral sea, around 30ºC
2. abundant moisture
3. light winds higher up in the atmosphere

Question 24

steps of a cyclone forming

Answer 24

1. warm air rises from the ocean, as the warm air rises, it leaves a space below it, this space is instantly filled by surrounding air rushing in, causing strong wind
2. rising air brings with it moisture, this cools and condenses to form towering storm clouds, this forms the eye wall
3. as the cooled air descends, it forms an area of calm in the centre called the eye
4. the spin of the Earth leads to the storm starting to spin

Question 25

tectonic plates

Answer 25

plates that lie beneath the land and ocean of our planet