Hazards - Typhoon Haiyan

Question 1

basic facts

Answer 1

• nov 2013
• category 5
• winds up to 275km/hr
• waves up to 15m
• philippines - tacloban was worst effected city

Question 2

primary effects

primary effects

Answer 2

• ~6300ppl died - most by storm surge
• 600,000ppl displaced
• 90% of tacloban destroyed
• tacloban airport terminal damaged
• 30,000 fishing boats destroyed
• crops & power lines destroyed by winds
• over 400mm caused lots of flooding

Question 3

secondary effects

Answer 3

• 6million lost source of income
• flooding casued landslides & blocked roads
• power supplies cut off in areas for a month
• ferries & planes disrupted = slows rescue
• food, water, shelter shortages = outbreak of disease
• hospitals & schools destroyed
• looting & violence

Question 4

why so destructive

Answer 4

• possibly strongest storm ever
• typhoon hit one of poorest regions of philippines - infrastructure was flimsy & no typhoon proofing regulations
• very high pop density, 300 ppl/km² - more ppl at risk
• storm surge not expected - ppl stayed rain proof but it was flooded by sea instad

Question 5

immediate responses

Answer 5

• inernational govs & ngos were quick w/ food, water, temp shelters
• over 1200 evacuation centres set up for homeless
• uk sent shelter kits
• french, belgian & israeli field hospitals set up

Question 6

long term responses

Answer 6

• un members donated financial aid, medical support, supplies
• roads, bridges, airports rebuilt
• ‘cash for work’ - ppl paid to help clear up the city
• countries donated for more job opps
• rice farming & fishing quickly re-established
• thousands of homes built away from coastal areas to avoid surges
• more cyclone shelters built near coastal areas

Question 7

monitoring

Answer 7

• identifies storms, tracks their paths & strength
• uses satellite images, unmanned Global Hawk drones, weather monitoring equipment

Question 8

prediction

Answer 8

• detect cloud clusters
• track hurricanes, predict most likely paths
• forescasting strength of winds height of storm surges

Question 9

protection & planning

Answer 9

• school kids r taught abt storms & do drills
• ppl are encouraged to prep disaster kits
• building regulations
• common storm shelters
• evacuation plans

Question 10

climate change effect on future storms

Answer 10

• warmer ocean temps & higher sea levels = higher inensity
• unsure on effect of number