Hazards Case Studies

Question 1

What are the 2 volcano studies ?

Answer 1

Anyone Philippines
E15

Question 2

Primary impacts of mayon on the environment?

Answer 2

Lava spread 2km in the surrounding areas and ash fell on villages

Question 3

Social primary impacts of mount mayon?

Answer 3

65,000 stayed in 58 designated evacuation centres

Question 4

Primary Economic impacts of mount mayon?

Answer 4

Large ash emissions settle within few km of nearby city Legaspi with a population of almost 200,000 effecting peoples ability to work, transport and health services

Question 5

Environmental secondary impacts of mount mayon ?

Answer 5

Volcanic ash can damage machinery and once mixed with water can collapse roofs

Question 6

Social secondary impacts of mount mayon ?

Answer 6

Acidic gases and ash caused respiratory problems in children

Question 7

Secondary economic impacts of mount mayon?

Answer 7

Totally of 3.4 million damages to agriculture

Question 8

Mitigation strategies of mount mayon?

Answer 8

-58 evacuation centres
-public awareness campaigns
-heavy rains reported bringing concerns of lahars

Question 9

Immediate responses to mount Mayon ?

Answer 9

40,000 residents evacuated
-Philippine Red Cross set up first aid stations

Question 10

Long term responses or mount mayon?

Answer 10

Filipino government provided food packs for evacuees for 100 days

Question 11

Primary environmental impact of E15

Answer 11

Homes and roads damaged
Day turned to night due to ash

Question 12

Primary social impacts of E15

Answer 12

2,700 people registered as living in the area affected by the eruption

Question 13

Primary economic impacts of E15

Answer 13

Crops were destroyed by ashe and roads washed away

Question 14

Secondary environmental impacts of E15

Answer 14

Flooding due to glacial melts
-local water supplies contaminated by fluoride

Question 15

Secondary social impacts of E15

Answer 15

Disrupted travels of 10 million passengers and 40% of cargo transport into Europe

Question 16

Secondary economic impacts of E15

Answer 16

Roughly 120 farms effected by ash fall and glacial outburst floods
Airlines lost £130 million per day

Question 17

Mitigation strategies of E15

Answer 17

Iceland has good warning system which texts residents with a 30 minute warning
-event was tracked and prepared for and ash cloud was tracked by satellite by many nations

Question 18

Immediate responses to E15

Answer 18

Roads and tracks closed off to tourists

Question 19

Long term responses to E15

Answer 19

European Red Cross provide food for families

Question 20

Primary environmental impacts of Haiti earthquake

Answer 20

Around 5000 schools damaged

Question 21

Social primary impacts of Haiti

Answer 21

300,000 people injured
1.5 million left homeless
Phone lines failed

Question 22

Economical primary impacts of Haiti

Answer 22

Capitals main port destroyed
30,000 commercial building collapsed

Question 23

Primary political impacts of Haiti

Answer 23

Corrupt government didn’t spend all the money on recovery

Question 24

Secondary environmental impacts of Haiti

Answer 24

50% of building fell in Port au Prince creating lots of waste

Question 25

Secondary social impacts of Haiti

Answer 25

Cholera outbreaks

Question 26

Secondary economic impacts of Haiti

Answer 26

Regular power cuts

Question 27

Secondary political impacts of Haiti

Answer 27

Crime increased -looting and SA

Question 28

Immediate responses to Haiti earthquake

Answer 28

-450 improvised camps in Port au Prince but only 3 had running water
-US army and marines sent 5500 troops and 6 military ships
-Celebrities raised £35 million

Question 29

Long term responses to Haiti earthquake

Answer 29

-5% of rubble cleared after a year
-camps appeared permanent giving shelter to 800,000
-only 1100 homes rebuilt

Question 30

Primary environmental impacts of Japan earthquake

Answer 30

Over 300,000 buildings damaged
2,100 roads

Question 31

Primary social impacts of Japan earthquake

Answer 31

nearly 16,000 deaths
26000 injured

Question 32

Primary economic impacts

Answer 32

Transport network disrupted

Question 33

Primary political impacts

Answer 33

Money gifted to reduce impacts

Question 34

Secondary environmental impacts of Japan

Answer 34

Tsunami wakes up to 40m high
Liquefaction damaged 1000 buildings

Question 35

Secondary social impacts of Japan earthquake

Answer 35

Most expensive natural disaster in history costing 235 billion

Question 36

Political secondary impacts of Japan earthquake

Answer 36

Japanese’s government underestimating dangers

Question 37

Immediate responses to Japan earthquake

Answer 37

Rescue workers and 100,000 members of self defence force dispatched
Gov declared 20km evacuation zone
Sendai airport rundway damaged and repaired in 2 weeks

Question 38

Long term responses to Japan earthquake

Answer 38

Development of tsunami resistant communities