EQ 3 ;how successfull Is The Management Of Tectonic Hazards And Disasters? Flashcards
Tectonic megadisasters can have regional or even global significance in terms of economic and human impacts;
When was the Japan Tohoku Tsunami?
2011
What was the magnitude of the Japan 2011 EQ?
9.0 generated a great tsunami
Where did the 2011 Tsunami hit Japan?
Along Tohoku , the eastern coast of Japan
How many deaths in the Japan 2011 tsunami ?
15,897
Impacts of costs and attitudes to nuclear energy; when the tsunami hit the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on the east coast island of Honshu what happened?
It disabled the power supply and lead to the cooling of 3 reactors was affected leading to high radioactive releases into Pacific Ocean and into fishing grounds
What countries immediately shut down any plans and power plants after the leakage of radioactivity in Fukushima?
Italy and Germany
How much did Japan’s GDP decrease as a result of the EQ 2011?
5% reduction in GDP
EYJAFJALLAJOKUL ICELAND 2010; what was the VEI of the eruption ?
4
When was the ash plume generated?
By 15th April
What were the direct affects on airfreight by the ash from EYJAFJALLAJOKULL eruption?
Grounded flights in Europe fore several days and more than 100,000 air journeys were cancelled
How much was lost per day in revenues by airlines?
£130 million
Who benefitted from the mass grounding of flights during the eruption of the volcano in EYJAFJALLAJOKULL ?
Eurostar gained 50,000 extra passengers
Give one example of the effects of the eruption in EYJAFJALLAJOKUL on manufacturers?
Nissan plant in Japan had to stop production of models; Cube, murano SUV and the rogue crossover models because they ran out of a critical sensor produced in Ireland
What we’re the Impacts on transport of perishable goods?
Producers of flowers, fruits and veg in African countries like Kenya,Zambia and Ghana- affected by delays in transport- TWB estimate; $65 million lost due to airspace shutdown imperishable exports.
How Much did African countries lose from Ey. Volcano eruption ?
$65 million USD.
Define multiple hazard zone
Areas which are prone to numerous forms of natural hazards creating an increased risk level of risk for the country and its population
Define mega disaster
A Hugh impact low probability event that affects several countries directly/indirectly.
Define a disaster hotspot
A country or area that is extremely disaster prone for a number of reasons
COMPARING PHILIPPINES AND CALIFORNIA MULTIPLE HAZARD ZONES; how frequent are volcano eruptions?
Very common in the P. But rare in Northern Cali.
How frequent are EQ’s in Cali and P.
Frequent in P. But vary in depth
Frequent in Cali but shallow
How frequent are typhoons and floods in Cali and P.?
TYPHOONS P. -very freq. (deadly) Cali.- rarely FLOODS p.- freq due to typhoons Cali.- never
Landslides are frequent in both P. And Cali. But what about droughts?
P.- rare
Cali.- very common
Compare the cost in human lives lost to hazards in Cali. And P.
2000-2016- In P. Over 23,000 have died
1950-2017 in Cali. Estimated 798 died
Compare the costs for hazards financially in Cali. And P.
P. $1.2 bn spent annually for everything
C. $250 mln annually on prevention
