Natural Hazards

Question 1

How many people died in Typhoon Haiyan

Answer 1

6300 people

Question 2

How large was the storm surge in Typhoon Haiyan

Answer 2

5 m

Question 3

How many fishing boats were destroyed by the typhoon Haiyan and what secondary affected did this cause

Answer 3

30,000 fishing boats destroyed meaning fishermen lost income which affected the countries economy

Question 4

How many evacuation centres were set up to help the homeless in typhoon Haiyan

Answer 4

1200 evacuation centres

Question 5

What was a long-term response of typhoon Haiyan

Answer 5

More cyclone shelters were built to accommodate people evacuated from flooding and they rebuild roads bridges and airport facilities

Question 6

What’s the name to example of a recent extreme weather event in the UK

Answer 6

Beast from the east

Question 7

How was beast from the east caused

Answer 7

A change in the northern polar jetstream, Drew cold air to the UK from the east. The cold air picked up moisture over the North Sea bringing snow. East coast had lots of snow. First of March a depression called storm Emma moved in from SE causing more snow

Question 8

What was social impacts of beast from the east

Answer 8

10 deaths, water pipes burst and frozen, worried the UK would run out gas

Question 9

What was the management of beast from the east

Answer 9

The army help transport 200 NHS staff to and from hospitals in Scotland, Met office issued a red weather warning and a Greggs delivery van gave out free food to stranded drivers

Question 10

What were environmental impacts of beast from the east

Answer 10

Damage crops due to 50 cm of snow, increased use of coil and gas, destroyed habitats as temps dropped as low as -12

Question 11

How many schools closed due to beast from the east

Answer 11

125 schools in North Yorkshire

Question 12

Name an LIC that experienced a tectonic hazard compared to a HIC

Answer 12

Nepal an LIC vs laquilla a hic 

Question 13

How many people died in the nepal earthquake

Answer 13

8841 people

Question 14

How many people were made homeless from the Nepal earthquake

Answer 14

1 million

Question 15

What secondary effects did Nepal experience

Answer 15

Food shortages, many people like to live in temporary shelters, the earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest

Question 16

The Red Cross provided tents in Nepal for how many people

Answer 16

225,000

Question 17

What did Nepal use Sherpas for

Answer 17

People were on reachable by air due to the mountainous terrain so stupid Will used to hike relief supplies to remote areas

Question 18

What was a long-term response of Nepal after the earthquake

Answer 18

Stricter controls on building codes were brought in and in August 2015 the repaired Everest base camp

Question 19

How many people were killed in the l’aquilla earthquake

Answer 19

308

Question 20

When was the l’aquila earthquake and what was the magnitude

Answer 20

6 April 2009, a magnitude 6.3

Question 21

When was nepals earthquake and what was the magnitude

Answer 21

April 25, 2015, a 7.6-magnitude

Question 22

What was the secondary effect of l’aquilas earthquake

Answer 22

After shocks caused landslides and rockfall and burst water mains caused landslides in mud flow in pagliano

Question 23

People who didn’t have hotel accommodation in l’aquila We are provided with how many tents

Answer 23

40 000

Question 24

What were l’aquilas immediate responses

Answer 24

They had 12,000 rescue workers and the Italian Red Cross was searching within an hour

Question 25

What were the long-term responses of l’aquila

Answer 25

Students were given free public transport and didn’t have to pay university fees for 3 years after the eq and residents didn’t pay tax in 2010