natural hazards

Question 1

give info about hurricane katrina

Answer 1

29 august 2005. aug 28th mandatory evacuation 9.30am - many didnt evacuate as they believed t wouldnt be bad/ had nowhere to go. london avenue canal levees break and fail, pump system broken so trapped water

Question 2

3 immediate responses to hurricane katrina

Answer 2

predicted by national hurricane centre, coast guard rescued 33.5k, fema arranges supplies.

Question 3

3 long term responses to hurricane katrina

Answer 3

$1 billion in donations, kuwait pledged $500 million, 400km of levees and flood walls built, us dept of commerce invested $1.7 million into improving hurricane prediction public broadcasting

Question 4

3 primary effects of hurricane katrina

Answer 4

80% of new orleans flooded, over 1200 drowned, 110,000 houses flooded 55.k houses badly damaged

Question 5

3 secondary effects of hurricane k

Answer 5

left 1 million homeless, houston had an increase of 35k ppl,5 people died due to lack of clean water/medical care

Question 6

give info about haiti earthquake

Answer 6

7.0 magnitude, 12th jan 2010 4.53pm. 25km west of port au prince. shallow depth of focus. poorest country in the western hemisphere

Question 7

3 short term responses to haiti e

Answer 7

4.3 million ppl provided with food rations.235,000 ppl moved to less damaged places. emergency resuce teams - ICESAR iceland

Question 8

3 long term responses to haiti

Answer 8

EU gave $330 million. world bank waived debt for 5 years.emergency disaster commitee gave info to 116,000 ppl.

Question 9

3 primary effects of haiti

Answer 9

230,000 dead. 300,000 injured. 250,000 dwelling badly damaged.

Question 10

3 secondary effecs of haiti

Answer 10

50,000 ppl sleeping in streets in march 2010. 1/3 of households lost all food supply. cholera outbreak due to poor sanitation

Question 11

give info about japan earthquake

Answer 11

9.0 magnitude. 11th march 2011. 2.46pm. caused a tsunami. 19/182 HDI.

Question 12

3 primary effects of japan

Answer 12

15,000 dead. 3000 missing. 6000 injured. £181 billion in damage.

Question 13

3 secondary effects of japan

Answer 13

mass graves-crematoriums destroyed. 100,000 kids seperated from family. 333,000 ppl in temporary accomodation.

Question 14

3 short term responses to japan

Answer 14

tsunami warning 3 mins after earthquake. sent out fighter jets to check damage. charities like save the children uk provided aid to surviors.

Question 15

3 long term responses to japan

Answer 15

rebuilding propert. resettled people. come up with earthquake proofing strategeies.