Storm Hazard Typhoon Haiyan Flashcards
where did the typhoon occur and where
the philippines, november 2013
where in the philippines did the typhoon impact
urban Tacloban, close to the coast and in lowland areas
where did the typhoon originate
from an area of low pressure in the western pacific ocean
how many days did it take for it to form
2 days
on days 5 and 6 what happened
typhoon reached category 5 with wind speeds reaching 250km/h
what day did the typhoon become a tropical depression
on the 11th day
what pathway through countries ddi the typhoon take
the philippines, south east asia, north vietnam, southern china
what’s 3 social impacts of typhoon haiyan
-over 6000 deaths and over 1000 people went missing
-almost 2 million people were made homeless, and over 6 million displaced
-large areas were cut off, many communication and power systems cut off
what we’re 3 economic impacts of the typhoon
-widespread damage to infrastructure and buildings, described as apocalyptic by journalists
-tacloban city’s airport damaged by 5.2m storm surge
-total damage estimated at approx 2.9 billion, and a lot of looting occurred
what are two environmental impacts of typhoon haiyan
flooding and landslides caused many roads to be blocked including fallen trees
storm surges completely washed away some areas, including low lying eastern areas of tacloban
how was the typhoon managed in the short term
the WHO recognised disease outbreak of cholera is likely which would lead to an increased death toll, made sure kept isolated
many countries send humanitarian aid, UK 200,000 tonnes, USA 13,000 service personnel etc
what we’re two ways the event was managed in the long term
decades of risk prevention and preparedness, publication of risk maps and providing evacuation shelters
PAGASA, tracks storms and located and issued storm warning for Haitian
