Fact attack- weather

Question 1

How high does warm air rise at the equator?

Answer 1

15km

Question 2

How many years does the eccentricity cycle take?

Answer 2

100,000

Question 3

The highest point in the maldives is how many metres above sea level?

Answer 3

2.4

Question 4

Between what dates did the medieval want period occur

Answer 4

950-1100

Question 5

The international airports in the Maldives are built how many metres from the coast?

Answer 5

50

Question 6

Glaciers and ice sheets accounted for how much of the planets land area in 2016

Answer 6

10%

Question 7

Ocean temp necessary for tropical cyclones to form?

Answer 7

27°

Question 8

between what latitudes are tropical cyclones found?

Answer 8

5 and 30°

Question 9

On what date was hurricane sandy officially registered?

Answer 9

24th October 2012

Question 10

When did hurricane sandy make landfall in the US?

Answer 10

29th October 2012

Question 11

How fast were the winds when they recorded hurricane sandy

Answer 11

129 km/h (80mph)

Question 12

how many people died in hurricane sandy

Answer 12

150

Question 13

how much economical damage was caused by hurricane sandy?

Answer 13

$65 billion

Question 14

What was the name of one of the coast reserves damaged by the storm?

Answer 14

Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge

Question 15

On what date did typhoon Haiyan form?

Answer 15

2nd November 2013

Question 16

On what date did typhoon haiyan make landfall?

Answer 16

7th november 2013

Question 17

Winds reached gusts as high as?

Answer 17

306 km/h (190mph)

Question 18

How many died in typhoon haiyan

Answer 18

6000

Question 19

how many people in typhoon haiyan were displaced?

Answer 19

600,000

Question 20

How much economic damage was caused by typhoon haiyan?

Answer 20

$2 billion

Question 21

What is an arid environment?

Answer 21

Less than 250mm of precipitation a year

Question 22

between what years did california experience drought?

Answer 22

2012-2014

Question 23

how much did drought cause in california in 2015?

Answer 23

$2.7 billion

Question 24

when was the worst drought for 30 years in etheopia

Answer 24

2015 (began 1980s)

Question 25

what percent of the population in Ethiopia relied on agriculture for their income in 2016?

Answer 25

85%

Question 26

on average how much land is lost every year due to forest fires in ethiopia?

Answer 26

200,000 ha

Question 27

how much aid was given to the Ethiopian government by the usa in 2015

Answer 27

$128.4 billion

Question 28

in response to the californian drought, how much did state law insist be cut from water use?

Answer 28

25%

Question 29

how many acres were taken out of crop production in california due to drought

Answer 29

542,000