The Challenges Of Natural Hazards Part 4

Question 1

What is the case study for tropical storms

Answer 1

Typhoon Haiyan

Question 2

Where and when did typhoon Haiyan take place

Answer 2

Philippines, south east Asia in November 2013

Question 3

How fast were the winds during typhoon Haiyan

Answer 3

313 km/h

Question 4

How much rainfall was recorded in some area during typhoon Haiyan

Answer 4

281.9 mm

Question 5

How high were waves during Haiyan

Answer 5

7 metres high

Question 6

Facts bout Philippines

Answer 6

Fairly poor with minimal investment in prediction, planning and protection schemes

Question 7

What time and day did it hit the Philippines

Answer 7

9 am Friday

Question 8

What was the overall economic impact of Haiyan

Answer 8

5.8 billion dollars

Question 9

How many workers lost there source of income

Answer 9

6 million

Question 10

What was destroyed that effected the countries international trade and farmers income

Answer 10

Major rice, corn and sugar producing areas were destroyed

Question 11

Which cities airport was destroyed

Answer 11

Tacloban

Question 12

How many boats were affected during the typhoon Haiyan

Answer 12

30000

Question 13

How many people were killed in Haiyan

Answer 13

7000

Question 14

How many people were left homeless after Haiyan

Answer 14

1.9 million

Question 15

How many people were displaced after Haiyan

Answer 15

6 million people

Question 16

Why was there an out break of disease after Haiyan

Answer 16

Due to the lack of sanitation, food, water, shelter and medication

Question 17

What happened to the less affected areas after Haiyan

Answer 17

There population size more than doubled with the influx of refugees

Question 18

How many people from government went to work in the immediate days after out of 2500

Answer 18

70

Question 19

What happened in the following days after Haiyan

Answer 19

Widespread looting

Question 20

What did wide spread floods damage

Answer 20

Homes and businesses in coastal areas

Question 21

How many hectares of farmland was affected after Haiyan

Answer 21

71000

Question 22

What did the thousands of trees uprooted lead to

Answer 22

Massive release of co2
Loss of habitat and wildlife

Question 23

What did the flooding knock over and what did it cause

Answer 23

Power barge 103 causing an oil spill affecting mangrove ecosystems

Question 24

What were major roads blocked by

Answer 24

Trees

Question 25

What was a response that stopped many more deaths from happening

Answer 25

The PAGASA broadcasted 2 days before Haiyan hit leading to the evacuation of around 750000 residents

Question 26

What did the Philippines formally declare after one day of Haiyan

Answer 26

‘ a state of national calamity’ and asked for international help

Question 27

What did the uk government provide for Philippines

Answer 27

Food, shelter, clean water, medicine and other supplies for up to 800000 victims

Question 28

What did the united nation launch

Answer 28

An international aid appeal in dec 2013 for £480 million to finance the humanitarian relief effort for 2014

Question 29

What tracks movement of storms

Answer 29

Satellites and radar

Question 30

What predicts the path of storm

Answer 30

Computer models

Question 31

Knowing when and if the storm will hit will help why?

Answer 31

Allows time for evacuation which will reduce number of deaths and injuries

Question 32

Why is preparation important for a tropical storm

Answer 32

So people know what to include in survival kits, how to react,

Question 33

Why is planning important to do for a tropical storm

Answer 33

Building new homes and business with better infrastructure and away from places at risk means less homes will be destroyed

Question 34

Why is protection important for a tropical storm

Answer 34

Design building with stronger materials better to withstand harsh conditions means less buildings are likely to be destroyed

Question 35

Why does the the uk experience contrasting and changeable weather

Answer 35

It lies between warm air coming from tropics and cold air coming from the poles

Question 36

How does the North Atlantic drift impact UK climate

Answer 36

It carries warm water from south Atlantic to western shores on uk. The winds then spread warmer conditions giving the western parts a mild winter

Question 37

What type of weather does the polar maritime air mass bring over

Answer 37

Cold wet weather

Question 38

What type of weather does the tropical continental air mass bring

Answer 38

Hot dry weather

Question 39

What are the 4 types of wind affecting uk

Answer 39

artic winds Maritime winds Continental winds Tropical winds

Question 40

What are the 7 extreme weather events experienced in uk

Answer 40

Heaving rain, gales, floods, heavy snowfall, thick fog, heat wave, drought

Question 41

When was the heat wave in uk

Answer 41

August 2020

Question 42

How hot was the day during the heat wave

Answer 42

37.8 degrees

Question 43

What is a heatwave

Answer 43

A period of at least 3 consecutive days with daily max temps meeting or exceeding the heatwave temp threshold

Question 44

How long was the heatwave in 2020

Answer 44

6 days

Question 45

Which parts of uk was mainly effected by heatwave

Answer 45

South east

Question 46

What was an extreme uk weather event

Answer 46

Boscastle 2004

Question 47

How many evacuation centres were set up for the homeless in phillipines

Answer 47

1200