storm - HUR. SANDY

Question 1

date occurred

Answer 1

29 october 2012

Question 2

why and where were houses destroyed

Answer 2

houses destroyed along the barrier coast
this happened due to winds, storm surges and fires ignited from ruptured gas pipes.

Question 3

what happened to roads

Answer 3

roads smeared with sand and debris – travel restricted

Question 4

what speeds did winds reach

Answer 4

winds reached over 160km/h (100 mph)

Question 5

what places did the storm pass through

Answer 5

Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba and the Bahamas causing widespread damage and
loss of life

Question 6

where did sandy continue to travel and what speeds were the winds

Answer 6

Hurricane Sandy continued to travel North with wind speeds of 140 km/h

Question 7

what did the storm merge with
and what did it create

Answer 7

storm merged with a weather system moving in from the west
transformed into an extra tropical cyclone

Question 8

when did sandy make land fall

Answer 8

29-30 October 2012

Question 9

what happened when it made land fall

Answer 9

thousands of homes were destroyed and millions of people were left without electricity.

Question 10

how many people in US were killed

Answer 10

160

Question 11

what is sandy known to be

Answer 11

largest Atlantic storm on record – it extended over 1500km in diameter

Question 12

comparison to katrina

Answer 12

less intense than hurricane Katrina
but killed 233 people

Question 13

how much did the total damage cost

Answer 13

total damage = US$ 75 billion.

Question 14

its the USAs x most costly storm after x

Answer 14

USA’s 2nd most costly storm after Katrina

Question 15

what was provided to those whose homes had been destroyed

Answer 15

food
water
shelter

Question 16

how many people did relief supplies support in cuba

Answer 16

1/2 mill

Question 17

what happened in USA in relation to electricity

Answer 17

in USA, power companies gradually restored electricity and federal agencies and emergency services provided additional support

Question 18

how many volunteers did american red cross supply to help those affected with the storm

Answer 18

4,000

Question 19

what did the government supply to people in NYC

Answer 19

emergency supplies of petrol

Question 20

what was used to raise money

Answer 20

a live telethon concert in november

Question 21

how much money did the live telethon generate

Answer 21

over US$ 20 million

Question 22

january 2013

Answer 22

US government approved a relief aid package worth over US$50 million to aid
recovery in the affected areas

Question 23

what happened throughout 2013

Answer 23

rebuilding of communities continued

Question 24

what happened by december 2013

Answer 24

less than half of those who’d requested support hadn’t received any help

Question 25

how many people remained displaced after sandy

Answer 25

an estimated 30,000 residents of New York and New Jersey remained displaced

Question 26

what category was it on the saffir simpson scale

Answer 26

2

Question 27

what were the highest windspeeds recorded

Answer 27

115mph

Question 28

what was it know to be

Answer 28

the largest cyclone in Atlantic basin history

Question 29

what type of storm was it

Answer 29

hybrid storm- elements of a winter depression with the destructive tropical core of a hurricane

Question 30

social impacts

Answer 30

1.5 million at risk of food shortage throughout
2013 due to the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy in Haiti
Globally 286 died

Question 31

Social impact- mental health

Answer 31

Lower Manhattan saw a 69% increase in psychiatric patients in November

Question 32

Social impact- health

Answer 32

those without much money struggled to completely repair their home
indoor exposure to mold has been linked to upper respiratory tract symptoms, cough, and wheeze in otherwise healthy people, and with exacerbation of symptoms in people with asthma

Question 33

Economic impacts- stock exchange

Answer 33

new York’s Stock Exchange was closed for two days.
This was the first closure since terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
Tens of millions of dollars in revenue were lost

Question 34

Economic impacts- tourism

Answer 34

45-50% of Bahama’s tourism negatively impacted
bahama’s earns over $2 billion from tourism so caused loss of income and jobs
NYC’s three airports - JFK, La Guardia and Newark were closed down.
Cost $10 million

Question 35

Environmental impacts- oil spill

Answer 35

630 storm related oil spills
could leave scar on salt marshes in the waterway, which are important wildlife habitats and nursery areas for fish.
according to NOAA, there is also a threat of large fish kills due to low oxygen levels in the water resulting from the biodegradation of the oil.