Physical Case Studys Flashcards
When and where was black Saturday
2009, in Victoria, Australia
Why was Victoria vulnerable to wildfires
Covered in eucalyptus forest which is oil rich and burns easily
Area often reaches 40c with low humidity
Susceptible to high winds
Power cables access area
Depopulation has led to a decline in services in rural areas
Indian dipole effect
Responses to black Saturday 2009
- new fire hazard warning systems announced in 2009
- new building regulations
- debate on wether housing should be banned in high risk areas
- government under criticism for rebuilding in marysville which had been 90% destroyed
How many died in black Saturday
173
How many properties destroyed in black Saturday
3500
How many displaced in black Saturday
7000
How many hectares burnt in black sat
450 000
How many livestock died in black sat
12 000
How many animals perished in black sat
1 mill +
Total insurance claims in black sat
1.2 bill
How high was storm surge in tacloban
5 metres
How much of tacloban was destroyed
90 %
How many farmers/ fishers lost income in typhoon haiyan
3/4
How many died in typhoon haiyan
6 200
Where did typhoon haiyan hit
Phillipines
How many homeless in typhoon haiyan
4.1 mill
How much oil leaked in typhoon haiyan
800 000 litres
How many hectares of mangroves contaminated during typhoon Haiyan
10 hectares
How many people died due to stampede for rice after typhoon haiyan
8
How much did rice prices rise after typhoon haiyan
11.9 %
How many people evacuated in typhoon haiyan
800 000
Where did people take refuge during typhoon haiyan
Stadium - however this flooded and people died
Short term responses to typhoon haiyan
Emergency aid supplies arrived after 3 days by plane as airport was closed
Power restored after a week
1 mill food packs distributed after 2 weeks
Curfew introduced to reduce looting
1.5 bill promised in foreign aid
Long term responses to typhoon haiyan
Government scheme ‘build back better’
No build zones along some coasts
New storm surge warning. System
When was typhoon haiyan
2013
What magnitude was tohoku earthquake and when did it happen ( Japan and Sendai earthquake)
2011 and mag 9
Where was epicentre of tohuku earthquake
70km of coast of coast
How many people reached with emeregency aid and supplies
147 000
Long term responses to tohoku earthquake
Toyota and and Sony stopped production there
Railway repairs went rails back in action by September
How many aftershocks in tohoku earthquake
1235
How many died in tohoku earthquake
22 000 ( including 2500 missing persons )
How many displaced in tohoku
300 000
How tall was tsunami in tohoku
The plate moving 5-8 m caused a tsunami of up to 40.5 meters and swept 10 km inland
How high was tsunami that reached Chile tohoku
2 metres
How many people died in Haiti earthquake
222 500
When was Haiti earthquake
2010
How many made homeless in Haiti
1.5 mill
How many people immediately buried In mass graves in Haiti
75000
How many houses damaged/ destroyed in Haiti
300 000
How many prisoners escaped in Haiti
4000
Secondary impacts of Haiti
Cholera
Poor management so poor distribution of aid
Looting
1 in 5 lost their job
Why is Haiti vulnerable to hazards
On plate boundary between n America and Caribbean
Buildings designed for hurricanes not earthquakes
Lic
Poor infrastructure
How much co2 absorbed in Amazon
2.2 billion tonnes in 1990
Only 1 billion in 2015
How fasts is the Amazon being deforested
20 000 km2 per year
How much carbon released via slash and burn technique
50 - 60 % released immediately
How much rainfall in Amazon annually
2000 mm +
Deforestation on Amazon
Flooding as reduced water storage in trees rocks and soil. Fewer trees means less evapotranspiration and precipitation, run off also increases. So reduced cloud formation as reduced humidity
How many live below poverty line in phillipines
21.6 %
Pop density in phillipines
Average 240/km2 , but in Manila 2000
What does phillipines Red Cross ( PNRCA) have plans to do
Training local volunteeers in disaster management
Land use mapping
Initiating mitigation measures
Dissertation of information to whole community
Corporation/ partnerships with government bodies
How much money in phillipines in long term and short term responses
70 % long 30 short
Are phillipines reactive or proactive
Reactive as the hazards are so frequent and so varied it would be difficult to plan them all as they are not hic
How many hospitals damaged in tohoku
300
Heights of tsunami walls after tohoku
Went from 12 m to 18 m
When was hurricane Katrina
2005
How many died and how many homeless in Katrina
1800+ dead, 500 000 listed homeless
How long was drinking water contaminated after Katrina
5 months
How many jobs lost after Katrina
230 000
How many victims in Katrina were black
3/4
How much were damages in Katrina
108 billion
How much of Bangladesh is less than 3 m above sea level
60%
Natural Challenges in sundarbans
Coastal flooding
Cyclones
High salinity in soils
Instability of islands
Remoteness and accessibility
Human challenges in sundarbans
Over exploitation of coastal resources
Conversion of wetlands
Destructive fishing techniques
Resource use conflicts
Opportunities of sundarbans
Mangroves provide high resilience against storms
High soil fertility
1 hectares of mangrove has annual value of 12 000
30 trees per 0.01 hectares can reduce the force of tsunamis by 90%
How are the sundarbans mitigate
Khans land ( governament land that supposed to be protected for use by locals
Wetlands and fisheries
Forests
Investment in local infrastructure ( cyclone shelters, hospitals, flood protection)
When was east coast flooding in uk
5 December 2013
How many died in east coast flooding
2
How fast were winds in east coast flooding
100mph