Section A - Hazards Flashcards
Christchurch earthquake 2011 (HIC tectonic hazard) primary effects
~ 181 killed
~ 2000 injured
~ over 50% of the citys buildings were damaged
~ water and sewage pipes were damaged
Christchurch earthquake 2011 (HIC tectonic hazard) secondary effects
~ businesses closed down temporarily
~ schools closed down for 2 weeks due to damage
Christchurch earthquake 2011 (HIC tectonic hazard) short term responses
~ international aid ($6-7 million)
~ red cross charity helped
~ 300 austrailian police officers were flown in
Christchurch earthquake 2011 (HIC tectonic hazard) long term responses
~ $898 million building insurance claims
~ temporary housing was provided
Nepal earthquake 2015 (LIC tectonic hazard) primary effects
~ 19,009 injuried
~ 8,632 dead
~ entire villiages flattered
Nepal earthquake 2015 (LIC tectonic hazard) secondary effects
~ 100,000 people left homeless
~ harvests were reduced and lost
~ loss of tourist sites which is a major industry in Nepal
Nepal earthquake 2015 (LIC tectonic hazard) long term responses
~ the asian development bank (ADB) gave $3million grant to Nepal for immediate efforts
Typhoon Haiyan 2013 (named tropical storm) primary effects
~ strong winds battered homes
~ people made homeless
~ airport badly damaged
~ 6,190 died
~ 29,000 injured
~ 1 million farmers and 600,000 hectares of farmland affected
~ 1.1 million houses damaged
Nepal earthquake 2015 (LIC tectonic hazard) secondary effects
~ infection and diseade spread due to contaminated surface and groundwater
~ Survivors for the food and supplies eight people died in a stampede for food supplies
~ Power supplies cut off for months
~ 800,000 L oil leakage
~ Airports damaged and roads blocked by debris
~ The oil leakage lead to 100 acres of mangoes being contaminated
winter 2010 snowfall and Beast from the east 2018 ( UK extreme weather event) primary effects
~Ten people died
~Up to 50cms of snow fell on high ground
~Rural (countryside) areas experienced temperature lows of up to -12°C
winter 2010 snowfall and Beast from the east 2018 ( UK extreme weather event) secondary effects
~Hundreds of schools were forced to close
~Thousands of schools were closed across the UK, including more than 125 in North Yorkshire and more than 330 across Kent, and hospital operations were cancelled.
~Many rail services were cancelled.
~British Airways cancelled hundreds of short-haul flights from Heathrow, and London City Airport also cancelled many services.
The National Grid issued a ‘gas deficit warning’ prompting fears of a shortage, but households were reassured domestic supplies would not be affected.
~Nearly all train operators warned of cancellations and disruption, and hundreds of flights were cancelled.
~Hundreds of motorists on the M80 near Glasgow were stuck for up to 13 hours, with some spending the night in their cars and others abandoning their vehicles. Around 1,000 vehicles were at a standstill, tailing back eight miles in both directions.
~There was a shortage of food in some supermarkets.
~Drifting snow led to the isolation of several villages.
winter 2010 snowfall and Beast from the east 2018 ( UK extreme weather event) responses
~Red weather warnings were issued covering parts of Scotland, Devon, Somerset, and South Wales, prompting Devon and Cornwall police to declare a major incident. The red weather warning was just the third in seven years.
~The Environment Agency issued flood warnings for parts of Cornwall’s south coast. Residents were told to expect tides to be around 400 mm.
~The Royal Air Force was drafted in to help relief efforts in snow-hit Lincolnshire. Ten RAF vehicles and their crews transported doctors and stranded patients after local police admitted they struggled to cope.
High on the Pennines on the M62, the military provided support rescuing vehicles.
~In Edinburgh, soldiers were deployed to help transport about 200 NHS clinical and support staff to and from the Western General Hospital and Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
