tropical storm case studies

Question 1

hurricane katrina- BACKGROUND INFO

Answer 1

august 2005- new orleans hit with category 5 storm along us gulf coast

• wind speeds of 280km/hr
• warnings given on 26th
• 27th george bush declared state of emergency
• original flood control caused soils to shrink so 50% of land was below sea level
• levee system only 60% complete
• evacuation plan made 19 hours before
• storm surge of 10m

Question 2

hurricane katrina impacts

Answer 2

• more than 1 million became refugees
• 80% of city was flooded
• 110,000 houses flooded
• power and water disrupted-5 million left without power
• 1242 people died
• oil installations leaked 7 million gallons
• damage cost $125 billion

Question 3

hurricane katrina responses

Answer 3

• us senate gave $10.5 billion
• public donated $1.8 billion
• bush received a lot of criticism for the slow response

Question 4

typhoon haiyan-BACKGROUND INFO

Answer 4

• november 2013, originated in micronesia tracking westward through the philipines
• tacloban had greatest destruction as hit with eye wall
• speeds of 315km/hr
• tacloban lies in direct path of tropical storms crossing to south east asia
• high population led to over crowding
• houses poorly built near sea and on steep slopes
• heavy rainfall 300 mm in 12 hours
• storm surge of 6m

Question 5

typhoon haiyan impacts

Answer 5

• 6000 deaths
• windespread damage
• 2 million made homeless
• 600,000 displaced
• 6 million jobs lost
• areas cut off with power and communication
• flooding and landslides blocked roads so harder to reach aid
• tacloban airport damaged
• local government collapsed as local officals died
• cost of damage $5.8 billion

Question 6

typhoon haiyan responses

Answer 6

immediate=a televised warning

• uk government provided food and shelter for 800,000 people
• charities helped with livelihoods by repairing fishing boats and distributing rice seeds
• USA sent ships and aircrafts with 13,000 troops
• within 2 weeks 1 million food packs were given out