Global Hazards case study facts

Question 1

Nepal earthquake consequences (LIDC)

Answer 1

• 180 buildings collapse in Kathmandu (Bhimsen Tower)
• $10 billion in damages
• Avalanche on Everest – toxic chemicals leaked into rivers

Question 2

Nepal earthquake response (LIDC)

Answer 2

+ Aid – ‘Cash for work projects’
- 70% homeless after 1 year
- India and China provided over $1 billion of international aid.

Question 3

Philippines - Typhoon Haiyan consequences (EDC)

Answer 3

• Tacloban 90% of city was destroyed
• $2.86 billion in damages
• 77% of farmers & fishermen lost their main source of income

Question 4

Philippines - Typhoon Haiyan response (EDC)

Answer 4

• Aid – UN appealed for £190 million
• By April 2014 services had been restored to 560 schools and 30
hospitals

• Roads blocked hampering efforts for rural areas.

Question 5

UK heat wave consequences

Answer 5

• Hose pipe ban affected 20 million people
• Wildfires in South Wales and Surrey

Question 6

UK heat wave responses

Answer 6

• Permits needed to allow water companies to extract water from
rivers
• Hosepipe bans