Hurricane Haiyan Case Study

Question 1

When?

Answer 1

November 9th 2013

Question 2

Where did it happen

Answer 2

The Phillipines

Question 3

What category?

Answer 3

5

Question 4

What scale is used to decide show strong a tropical storm is.

Answer 4

Saffir-Simpson

Question 5

Wind speed?

Answer 5

170mph (275km/h)

Question 6

Wave height?

Answer 6

15m(45ft)

Question 7

220 000

Answer 7

People left homeless

Question 8

5 meter high…

Answer 8

Storm surge

Question 9

Numbers killed?

Answer 9

About 6300

Question 10

How many homes destroyed

Answer 10

40,000

Question 11

How many people displaced

Answer 11

600,000

Question 12

90%

Answer 12

Of Tacloban destroyed

Question 13

How many fishing boats destroyed?

Answer 13

30,000 fishing boats destroyed

Question 14

400mm

Answer 14

Of rain

Question 15

How many people affected

Answer 15

14 million

Question 16

6 million…

Answer 16

Lost their source of income.

Question 17

Power supplies…

Answer 17

Cut of for a month

Question 18

Looting and violence…

Answer 18

Broke out in Tacloban

Question 19

A secondary affect.

Answer 19

Hospitals were damaged, schools were destroyed.

Question 20

A secondary affect..

Answer 20

Shortage of food and water

Question 21

A secondary affect…

Answer 21

Flooding caused landslides and blocked roads which cut of aid to remote communities.