global hazards case studies

Question 1

name the case study for a flood and give the name and date

Answer 1

Boscastle flash flood on 16.08.04

Question 2

what were the causes for the flood

Answer 2

there was a steep valley with 3 rivers. there was also rain which caused the river to be flooded and the ground was saturated. there was concrete in the town which stopped rain from soaking in into the ground

Question 3

what were the impacts of the flood

Answer 3

nobody died
50 cars were swept away to sea
£15 mil of damage done
deforestation
homes were destroyed causing home insurance to rise

Question 4

what were the responses to the flood

Answer 4

RAF winches people from roofs of buildings. 100 people saved.
made the river 3m wider and increased the depth by 0.75m
afforestation- re planting of trees in that area

Question 5

gimme the case study of a tectonic hazard and the date and the name

Answer 5

E16 the volcano which erupted on the 14.04.10 and lasted till May but was officially declared over in October

Question 6

what were the causes of the eruption of E16

Answer 6

• ## E16 is on the constructive plate boundary between the North American and Eurasian plate boundaries

Question 7

what were the effects of the E16 eruption

Answer 7

• 1 billion cubic meters of ash in the sky
• 100 million cubic meters of lava ejected
• an ash cloud that was 10km high
  -glaciers around the base of the volcano melted causing flooding up to 3000 cubic meters per second
• crops were damaged by the ash
• over 50,000 Kenyan farmers were temporarily unemployed due to their crops not being sold.

Question 8

what were the responses to E16

Answer 8

• tonnes of flights were cancelled due to the ash cloud which cost airline companies £200 mil a day
• 500 families had to be evacuated
• the Icelandic Red Cross put up help shelters for locals and tourists
• bridges and roads had to re-built
• new hotels and attractions have been built as a tourist attraction to make most of the volcanic explosion
• ash was cleared from farmlands and rivers which made them deeper
• jewellery made from ash has been sold to tourists

Question 9

gimme the name of a drought case study

Answer 9

sahel region 2011

Question 10

what were the causes of the drought in the sahel region

Answer 10

• erratic rain
• crops die due to a lack of nutrition

Question 11

what were the impacts of the drought

Answer 11

• 10 mil people were starving
• famine across the region
• grain prices doubled
• farm animals starved to death
• food priced increased by 30%
• malnutrition increased by 15%
• 15 mil people affected

Question 12

what were the responses to the drought

Answer 12

• new drought resistant seeds were made
• people planned to move cities
• high nutrient ration packs were distributed
• checks for malnutrition
• 52 million therapeutic food packets
• 620,000 therapeutic milk packets