natural disasters and responses

Question 1

describe the both the primary and secondary effects of the Amatrice(Italy) earthquake in 2016

Answer 1

the earthquake was a 6.3 on the Richter scale.
Primary
229 were killed, $25.4 billion in damages, Amatrice hospital was destroyed
secondary
landslides blocked roads, looters had to be arrested, residents suffered from psychological damage

Question 2

describe the responses to the Amatrice(Italy) earthquake

Answer 2

Immediate
a temporary hospital was set up, $58 million was announced by the government for the rescue effort, 10,000 people were accommodated for
Long-term
tax breaks for 65% of renovation costs, students attended neighbouring schools, $49 million spent on building earthquake proof houses

Question 3

describe the both the primary and secondary effects of the Gorkha(Nepal) earthquake in 2015

Answer 3

the earthquake was a 7.8 on the Richter scale
Primary
8,841 died, $5 billion was done in damages
Secondary
rice seed was ruined causing food shortages, there was a decline in tourism

Question 4

describe the responses to the Gorkha(Nepal) earthquake

Answer 4

Immediate
international help was requested, field hospitals were set up
Long-term
$274 million was committed to recovery, stricter building codes were enforced

Question 5

how can earthquakes be monitored

Answer 5

foreshocks can be monitored using seismometers and GPS

Question 6

how can volcano’s be monitored

Answer 6

volcano’s can be monitored by detecting changes to the ground using GPS and tiltmeters

Question 7

describe the conditions for a tropical storm to form

Answer 7

between 5-30 degrees north and south the equator, must form in ocean’s above 27’C and the Coriolis effect is required to create a vortex

Question 8

what was the effect of Typhoon Haiyan(2013)

Answer 8

Primary
6,190 people died, 50% houses were destroyed, 75% of fisherman and farmers had lost their job
Secondary
infection and disease spread due to water contamination, many school were destroyed effecting education,the airport was badly destroyed this inturn slowed recovery efforts and the economy, ten hectares of margrave trees were contaminated by large oil barge leak

Question 9

what was the responses to Typhoon Haiyan(2013)

Answer 9

Immediate
1 million food packets and 250,000 litres of water were supplied within 2 week, over 1200 evacuation centres were set up for the homeless
Long-term
oxfam replaced fishing boats, and a cash for work program was set up to help clear up the debris, mangroves were replanted