F3 - SEM1 - What are the negative impacts of tropical cyclones on Hong Kong - 2.5 Flashcards
What are the social impacts of tropical cyclones on Hong Kong?
2.5 What are the negative impacts of tropical cyclones
- Triggering natural hazards - rise in sea level (known as storm surge), flooding and landsliding that are caused y heavy and prolonged rainfall
- Traffic disruption - roads are blocked, bus and railway services are disrupted, flights are cancelled or delayed
- Disruption of power and water support - daily lives are severely affected
- Casualties - due to many falling objects, smashed windows, flooding and landslides
2.5 What are the negative impacts of tropical cyclones
What are the economic impacts of tropical cyclones on Hong Kong?
2.5 What are the negative impacts of tropical cyclones
- Decrease in productivity - during the passage of tropical cyclone, great economic loss as most commercial activities are forced to stop. after the typhoon, econmic productivity are further reduced as the public transport services are in chaos due to the increase in commute time
- Loss of property - extensive property damage, e.g. many windows are smashed, infrastructure such as power cables and piers are destroyed
- High repair cost - repairing damage facilities is often costly..
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What are the impacts of Mangkhut striking the Philippines
2.5 What are the negative impacts of tropical cyclones
- Many people died and over 1.5M people lost their homes
- Loss in farming reached US$500M, hundreds of thousands of farmers were affected
- Around 320000 houses and 30000 schools were damaged
2.5 What are the negative impacts of tropical cyclones
What are the impacts of Mangkhit to Farmer in Yuen Long?
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- Strong wind uprooted the farm sheds, water pipes and crops
- Farmland was flooded after hours of heavy rain
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What are the impacts of Mangkhut to Tourist?
2.5 What are the negative impacts of tropical cyclones
- Many flights were cancelled due to Mangkhut.
- Tourists were stuck at the airport for 2 days
2.5 What are the negative impacts of tropical cyclones
