Global Hazards CS- non-UK extreme weather event

Question 1

what is the case study for a non uk weather event in global hazards?

Answer 1

typhoon haiyan

Question 2

place specific detail

Answer 2

• 2013
• EDC
• sea temp was at 26.5 degrees
• philippines= series of small islands

Question 3

causes

Answer 3

• sea temp of 26.5 degrees
• coriolis effect- storm started spinning, moved westwards and there wasn’t enough land to slow it down because the philippines is a series of small islands so it gained energy from the warm ocean
• low air pressure caused storm surges 6 metres high- coastal flooding went 1km inland around Tacloban (coastal city)

Question 4

effects

Answer 4

• 4,000 deaths
• 130,000 homes destroyed
• water and sewage systems destroyed- caused diseases
• emotional grief

Question 5

management/ responses

Answer 5

• UN raised £190m in aid
• USA and UK sent helicopter carrier ships to deliver aid to remote areas
• education on typhoon preparedness