Tropical Storm Case Study — Typhoon Haiyan

Question 1

Category

Answer 1

Category 5 storm —> 314 km/h winds

Question 2

Location

Answer 2

Philippines

Question 3

Death toll

Answer 3

6,200

Question 4

Settlement damage

Answer 4

90% Tacloban destroyed

Question 5

Economic cost

Answer 5

$12 billion

Question 6

Rice cost

Answer 6

$53 million lost

Question 7

Oil spill

Answer 7

800,000 liters —> contaminating 10 hectares of mangrove trees

Question 8

Flooding

Answer 8

Surface and groundwater contaminated with fertilizers, pesticides, sewage, seawater

Question 9

Emergency aid

Answer 9

33 countries

Question 10

Flooding and landslides

Answer 10

Roads and transportation cut off making it hard for rescue operations to reach affected areas

Question 11

Power, food, water cut off

Answer 11

Led to large scale looting
Damaged crops —> jobs lost
3/4 farmers and fishers lost income

Question 12

Immediate response

Answer 12

800,000 people evacuated

Over 1 million food packs and 250,000 liters of water

Question 13

Long term response

Answer 13

Rebuilding of better infrastructure and ‘no build’ zone along the coast in Eastern Visayas;
More shelters built

Question 14

Social (para.1)

Answer 14

6,200 death toll;
800,000 people evacuated;
1.1 million homes destroyed —> 90% Tacloban destroyed;
Shelters build in long-term
Over 1 million food packs and 250,000 l of water

Question 15

Economic (para.2)

Answer 15

$12 billion cost
$53 million lost for damage to rice crops —> loss of jobs
3/4 farmers and fishers lost their income
33 countries assisted in emergency international aid

Question 16

Environmental (para.3)

Answer 16

Oil spill of 800,000 l —> contaminating 10 hectares of mangroves
Flooding —> leaching of fertilizers, pesticides, sewage, and saltwater contaminated surface and ground water —> spread of diseases
Flooding and landslides —> block roads for rescue operations to reach those in need