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Earth Hazards Flashcards

1
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How high were the foreshocks in Japan?

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7.2

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2
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What magnitude was the EQ in Japan?

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9 mw

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3
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When was the EQ in Japan?

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11th March 2011

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4
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How many aftershocks were there in Japan? What magnitude?

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Three on same day as main EQ at 7mw. Up to 500 in week after.

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5
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How high were the tsunami waves in Japan?

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20m

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6
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How many estimated killed and confirmed killed in Japan EQ/tsunami?

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27,500 estimated, 13,000 confirmed. (Most due to drowning, 60% were over 65- live on coast)

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7
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How many people had power cuts in Japan?

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4 million

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8
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How high was the sea wall to protect fukishima?

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6m

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9
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How many seismometers are there in Japan?

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1,000

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10
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Why did the warning systems and monitors not help in Japan?

A

Under-predicted the disaster. Predicted the region having a magnitude of 7.7 with only 30-40% chance of there being one in the next 10 years!

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11
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Facts about sea wall built in Japan that failed?

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Completed in 2008, after 30 years, 2km long, 8m high, 20m thick costing $1.4 billion!

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12
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How much money did Japanese govt put aside to spend on reconstruction but spent on other things?

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$9.1 billion

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13
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How much would sky village islands cost each?

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£160 million

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14
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When was the EQ in Sichuan?

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12th may 2008

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15
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What was the EQ on Richter scale in Sichuan?

A

7.8

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16
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How long was there aftershocks for after Sichuan EQ?

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5 mins

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17
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How many buildings collapsed? Damaged?

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5.4 million collapsed, 21 million damaged.

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18
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How many people killed in Sichuan?

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90,000

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19
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How many injured in Sichuan?

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375,000

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20
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How many homeless in Sichuan?

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5 million

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21
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How many in poverty in sichuan?

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1.4 million

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22
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How much did the destruction cost in Sichuan?

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$150 billion

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23
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How many classrooms destroyed? Students killed?

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7,000 classrooms, 10,000 students killed.

24
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What is reconstruction in Sichuan prioritising?

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4 million new homes, 169 hospitals, 4,500 primary schools.

25
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How much debris was removed from one region alone in Sichuan?

A

8 million cubic meters

26
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When were building codes originally set in Sichuan?

A

1976

27
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How many people were killed in Montserrat?

A

19

28
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How much did the population decrease between 1995 and 1999?

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10,000 to 3,000 - rising to just over 6,000 in 2006.

29
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Arrival of how many people to Montserrat for constitution opportunities?

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1,500

30
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How many people fled Montserrat?

A

8,000

31
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How many people that fled Montserrat went to the UK?

A

4,000 - HALF

32
Q

How many farmers had economic loss from agriculturally useless land in Montserrat?

A

300

33
Q

How much of the island was damaged in Montserrat?

A

2/3

34
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How much money a year were the UK providing as aid for Montserrat?

A

£25 million a year

35
Q

When was the eruption of Ejyafjallajokull?

A

April - may 2010

36
Q

What VEI was the eruption in Iceland?

A

4

37
Q

How high was the ash plume in Iceland?

A

10km

38
Q

when did ash close trans-Atlantic flights (due to Icelandic eruption)?

A

May 9th

39
Q

How many flights were cancelled one day at Heathrow alone? (Iceland)

A

1,000

40
Q

How much money did Europe lose from Icelandic ash?

A

$2.6 billion GDP

41
Q

How many Britons were stranded worldwide? (Iceland)

A

400,000

42
Q

When was the Oso mudslide?

A

March 22nd 2014

43
Q

How water collected in due to river being blocked in Oso?

A

20-30ft

44
Q

How many deaths were in Oso?

A

40

45
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How many homes buried in Oso?

A

30

46
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How many miles of road blocked in Oso?

A

0.8 miles

47
Q

How many Washington national guard men came to reduce in Oso?

A

65 men, 50 specialised in search and extract

48
Q

How many meals did the Red Cross provide in Oso?

A

3,800

49
Q

How many people were killed in Petropolis, Brazil?

A

39

50
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How many people were made homeless in Petropolis?

A

10,000

51
Q

What is the annual rainfall in Petropolis?

A

2,200mm annually

52
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What’s the population in Petropolis?

A

300,000

53
Q

In Tewkesbury what was the rainfall maximum in July 2007?

A

Usually average is 140mm, double this in 2007

54
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How much did the damages cost in Tewkesbury?

A

£25 million

55
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Percentage of EQ’s a year that are in Japan?

A

30%

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