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
what was the estimated cost of the Australian wildfire?
$100 billion
how many people were killed in the Australian wildfires?
445
how many animals were killed in the Australian wildfires?
3 billion
when were the Australian wildfires?
2019 (-2020)
what caused the Australian wildfires?
Indian dipole - hotter/ drier/ less rainfall/ stronger westerly winds
how high were the storm surges during Typhoon Haiyan?
5 meters
celebrity response to the Australian wildfires?
Leonardo DiCaprio donated $3 million
what was the response to the Australian wildfires?
- 3,700 firefighters on the ground
- 100 aircrafts in the air everyday during the peak of the fire
- 3,000 army navy and air force reservist joined firefighters
what year was the earthquake in Haiti?
2010
approximately how much damage did the Haiti earthquake cost?
$8 billion - most costly earthquake in terms of % of a country’s GDP
how many people were killed in the Haiti earthquake?
230,000
how many people were displaced by the earthquake in Haiti?
1.5 million
in total how many people were affected by the earthquake in Haiti?
3 million
how much of the population live in poverty in Haiti?
80%
where was the epicentre of the Haiti earthquake?
south west of Port au Prince
how much did the earthquake in Haiti measure on the Richter scale?
7
what was the depth of the Haiti earthquake?
13 km
- estimate as there is a lack of local seismic data
when was the Boxing day tsunami?
2004
how many countries were affected by the Boxing day tsunami?
18
- Thailand
- Indonesia
- Sri Lanka
- Maldives
how many people were killed in the boxing day tsunami?
227,000 people
how much was donated to the response efforts in the boxing day tsunami?
$14 billion
what is the GDP per capita in Sri Lank?
$3,800
how high were the waves during the Boxing Day tsunami?
30 meters
what plate boundary was the boxing day tunami?
destructive
Indian plate subducting under the Eurasian plate
