haiyan typhoon

Question 1

hazards

Answer 1

sustained winds of 315kmph
almost 300mm of rain
5m waves

Question 2

causes

Answer 2

sea level up 20cm since 1900 with Philippines 3x global average
muddy coastal areas contributed to mudflows
Tacloban city on land less than 5m above sea level
in a bay where water was funneled causing 5m high storm surge

Question 3

impacts

Answer 3

S
6352 dead, almost 30000 injured
90% Tacloban destroyed + airport damaged
1.14 million buildings damaged or more
14 mil affected
poor management of dead, contamination
E
$5.8 million econ. impact
6 mil without jobs
boats destroyed, fishermen
3.7 billion pesos in farm damages
loss of crop, 4000 tons of corn etc.
destruction of coconut trees which take 6+ years to grow
env.
800000 litres oil leaked
flooding destroyed trees etc.
pol.
local gov. devastated with 70 working in immediate days compared to 2500
under pressure to distribute food, water and medicine

Question 4

management

Answer 4

prior - satellite images mean public storm warnings were issued
stockpiles decimated a month before by EQ
advised evacuation, many stayed due to looting
during - airport closed
looting occurred to lack of relief
power restored within a week
1 million food packs
$1.5 billion foreign aid
disaster relief system failed due to lack of comms.
after - 15000 households permanently resettled
government had not repaired all damage a year after
people still living in temp. accommodation a year on
build back better scheme to make homes more safe