Example of a Tropical Storm

Question 1

What is a natural hazard?

Answer 1

A natural event that poses a risk to people, property or society.

Question 2

What is a primary effect?

Answer 2

The direct, immediate effect caused by the event.

Question 3

What is a secondary effect?

Answer 3

The indirect, and sometimes days, weeks, or years effects that are caused by a hazard.

Question 4

What is the name and type of tropical storm in the example?

Answer 4

Typhoon Haiyan is the name and type of tropical storm in the example.

Question 5

Where did Typhoon Haiyan hit land?

Answer 5

Across the Philippines.

Question 6

What tropical storm hit the Philippines?

Answer 6

Typhoon Haiyan.

Question 7

How many islands does the Philippines include?

Answer 7

7640 islands make up the Philippines.

Question 8

What word means ‘cluster of islands’

Answer 8

Archipelago.

Question 9

What does ‘archipelago’ mean?

Answer 9

A cluster of islands.

Question 10

What type of land formation is the Philippines?

Answer 10

The Philippines is an archipelago.

Question 11

What ocean borders the Philippines?

Answer 11

The Indian Ocean.

Question 12

Where is the Philippines located?

Answer 12

In South-East Asia.

Question 13

When did Typhoon Haiyan occur?

Answer 13

Typhoon Haiyan occured on the 8th of November 2013.

Question 14

What kind of country (development wise) is the Philippines?

Answer 14

The Philippines is an LIC.

Question 15

What is very significant about Typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 15

Typhoon Haiyan is the strongest tropical storm ever recorded, and is the deadliest in modern history.

Question 16

How big was Typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 16

Typhoon Haiyan was over 1200km in diameter.

Question 17

How big is the Philippines?

Answer 17

The Philippines is around 1850km long, making Typhoon Haiyan not much smaller than it lengthwise, although .

Question 18

What were the wind speeds and rainfall of Typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 18

The Typhoon reached wind speeds of up to 195 mph, and had up to 280 mm of rain.

Question 19

How big was the normal wave in Typhoon Haiyan, and how big was the storm surge wave to add to that?

Answer 19

The normal wave was already 5 metres in Typhoon Haiyan, and the storm surge wave was another 23 metres.

Question 20

What were the worst affected towns of Typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 20

The towns of Tacloban and Cebu were some of the worst affected towns as the storm moved West through the centre of the Philippines.

Question 21

How many people died in Typhoon Haiyan, over how long?

Answer 21

The combination of strong winds and floodwater killed over 8000 people, within a few days.

Question 22

How many homes were destroyed in Typhoon Haiyan, and what did this result in?

Answer 22

Over one million homes, with over two million people then becoming homeless.

Question 23

What significant building was destroyed in Typhoon Haiyan and how?

Answer 23

The Leyte jail was damaged in Typhoon Haiyan. Strong winds immediately ripped the roof and damaged cells, allowing over 600 prisoners to escape.

Question 24

What greatly damaged the social fabric of local towns after Typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 24

Widespread looting and violence due to 600 prisoners escaping.

Question 25

How many boats were destroyed in Typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 25

More than 30,000 boats were destroyed in Typhoon Haiyan’s storm surge, which devastated fishing in the area.

Question 26

How many trees were destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan, and what did this result in?

Answer 26

Over 33 million coconut trees were destroyed by the high wind speeds, which prevented them from gaining any income in both the short and long term as newly planted trees take around 6 years to grow back.

Question 27

What did the floodwater and heavy rainfall trigger in Tacloban and Cebu from Typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 27

Typhoon Haiyan triggered several landslides in Tacloban and Cebu, which slowed down emergency relief efforts.

Question 28

What percent of the affected population in Tacloban was receiving aid?

Answer 28

According to estimates, only around 20% of the affected population in Tacloban was receiving aid, due to several landslides.

Question 29

What is the population density of the Philippines and is this high or low?

Answer 29

The Philippines has a high population density of 1,200 people per square kilometre.

Question 30

What did 8000 people dying in Typhoon Haiyan result in?

Answer 30

8000 people dying in Typhoon Haiyan led to significant trauma and mourning, as well as bodies being left on the floor, which subsequently resulted in vastly spreading diseases (such as diarrhoea).

Question 31

What percent of people in the Philippines rely on agriculture?

Answer 31

23% of Philippine citizens rely on agriculture, which meant that many people were left homeless and without food after Typhoon Haiyan.