Location Flashcards
Where did the Kashmir earthquake occur and what year?
Kashmir Earthquake of 2005 occurred in North-west Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan
Where are most of the population located and what is the terrain like?
Population are in the Muzaffarabad regions and the Kashmir Valley which are primarily on mountainous terrain
Magnitude of earthquake, how many killed and estimation of people left homeless?
7.6 magnitude earthquake
Found that 80,000 people were perished, while an estimated 4 million others were left homeless
Why did the location of the earthquake effect the management?
The location affected the effective management and response because landslides wiped out the regions roads, due to this, the infrastructure was damaged which hampered the Kashmir’s emergency services to respond accordingly and effectively to modify the loss of the disaster
What role did GNP have for Pakistan?
GDP per capita of Pakistan in 2005 was $714.04 which meant that locals had insufficient purchasing power parity, so many locals in the Bakalot area had to live on unstable terrain as opposed to flat terrain which further decreases the likelihood that direct aid can be distributed to the most affected due to the fact the most affected are the most isolated and have very few alternatives
Where is Eyjafjallajökull located and when did it erupt?
Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland which is located on the Eastern volcanic zone which erupted on 14th April 2010
How much money was lost and how many people were killed?
the International air transport association estimated an initial loss of £130 million, there was very few casualties
Why were there few causalities?
This is because the geographical location of Iceland had river channels which were made larger so that the water would flow faster as Icelandic Meteorological Office knew that a jokulhlaup, glacial runoff, would occur as it had a peak flow of about 2000 to 3,000 m3/s. This widening of the river channels enabled them to store at least 5000m3/s of water in the event of a severe subglacial eruption which would trigger extensive geothermal heating of the jokulhlaup, which could lead to further melting of the jokulhlaup creating a positive feedback loop. As a result, this was effective in diverting surface water away from human populations in Iceland. This is therefore indicative of a modifying the loss approach and the modifying the vulnerability shown in figure 1 in stage 2 and 5 respectively.
