Natural Hazards Flashcards
Typhoon Haiyan primary effects
8000 people were killed,over 1 million houses were destroyed,cost of damage was $13 billion
Typhoon Haiyan secondary effects
Flooding triggered several landslides which delayed aid,the lack of clean water caused outbreaks of disease
Typhoon Haiyan immediate responses
800,000 people were evacuated before the storm,charities offered aid
Typhoon Haiyan long term responses
UN appealed for $300 million to fund relief and rebuilding, charities built storm resistant houses
What were the causes of the boscastle flood?
Impermeable shale rock
Heavy rainfall of 75mm in 2hrs
Steep relief of river valley
Trees and debris blocked channel
When was the boscastle flood?
16th August 2004
What were the effects of the boscastle flood?
80 houses destroyed
£4 million in insurance claims
150 people stranded
Trees uprooted so habitats lost
What were the responses to the boscastle flood?
River was deepened and widened to increase capacity
Rebuilt car park with permeable surface
Rebuilt houses and bridges
River gauging station installed
What were the primary effects of the Nepal earthquake?
9000 deaths
7000 schools destroyed
A runway was destroyed at Kathmandu airport
Electricity and Water was cut off
What were the secondary effects of the Nepal earthquake?
Cost $5 billion
Landslides and avalanches in the Himalayas
What was the magnitude of the Nepal earthquake?
7.9
What were the immediate responses of the Nepal earthquake?
Reliant on emergency aid from UK,India and China
Field hospitals set up
Social media used to help in search and rescue
What were the long term responses in the Nepal earthquake?
Homes and schools rebuilt with stricter building controls
Tourist routes around Everest reopened
What were the primary effects of the chile earthquake?
500 deaths
4500 schools destroyed
Electricity and water cut off
Santiago airport badly damaged
What were the secondary effects of the chile earthquake?
Cost $30 billion
Tsunami on west coast damage villages
