Quiz 23 Flashcards
Give 3 big points for mitigations strategies of climate change
Renewable energy production
Carbon capture storage
International agreements
What were the main immediate responses to Nepals 2015 earthquake?
Armed forces sent by India for rescue operations
Charities like Red Cross sent food,water and tents for 130,000 families who were homeless
Doctors Without Borders charity treated people with typhus
Give a specific example of water management for climate change adaptation
In Sudan, the UN has helped to build hafirs which are rainwater reservoirs
Give a specific example of carbon capture storage
Zero carbon Humber project in north-east england
Where do tropical storms form?
Between 5 and 30 degrees, in deep water above 27 degrees celsuis
What were the main immediate responses to New Zealand’s 2016 earthquake?
Tsunami warning by text
NZ air force evacuation of 200 people in a day by 5 helicopters
Temporary water supplies provided
What were the main primary effects of Nepal’s 2015 earthquake?
9000 people died
22000+ injured
800,000 buildings destroyed
What were the main long-term responses to Nee zealands 2016 earthquake?
New buildings laws from government
Main north railway line tunnels supported
Give 3 ways extreme weather can be managed
- Met office predictions and flood warnings as a Mobile alert
- River management methods such as embankments and afforestation
3.coastal management methods such as sea walls and gryones
Give a specific example of an international agreement
In 2022,at COP26 in Glasgow,word leaders agreed to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030
What are methods to help people cope with effects of climate change called?
Adaptation
what were the economic impacts of the flooding in the somerset levels?
loss of toruism cost the county 200 million
local companies lost more than 1.2 million in business
what were the environmental impacts of the flooding in the somerset levels?
11,500 hectares were flooded,including farmland-this destroyed many crops
what were the social impacts of the flodding in the somerset levels?
more than 600 homes were flooded, forcing people to evacuate
insurance prices soared,and some residents were unable to insure their homes against future flooding
complete the chant: plates coming together
convergent
