Hazards Flashcards
What year was Typhoon Haiyan?
2013
What year was Hurricane Matthew ?
2016
What year was Hurricane Katrina?
2005
what hazard event caused $125 billion and damage?
Hurricane Katrina
How much damage did Typhoon Haiyan cause?
$12 billion
How many people were displaced by Hurricane Matthew ?
175,000
what country is Grand d’anse (abricots) in?
Hati
what percentage of Tacloban was damaged?
90%
how many people were made homeless during Hurricane Katrina?
1 million
What area was affected during Hurricane Katrina?
- Louisiana/ New Orleans
- Mississippi
- Alabama
during what hazard were 800,000 people evacuated ?
Typhoon Haiyan
how were people evacuated during Typhoon Haiyan?
televised - by the president
Where were people evacuated to during Hurricane Katrina?
the Superdome
- 10,000 people
how was international aid a part of the response to Typhoon Haiyan?
33 countries promised help and donation of food and water
how many people were made homeless by Typhoon Haiyan?
4.1 million
how much area was burnt during the Australian wildfires?
18 million hectares