tropical storms

Question 1

what 4 things needed for a tropical storm to form?

Answer 1

• sea temp above 26 degrees
• thunder storm cluster
• earths rotation (coriolis affect)
• light wind shear up (surface winds)

Question 2

where do tropical storms gain ebergy?

Answer 2

warm water = also increases wind speed

Question 3

when is troopical storms energy lost?

Answer 3

going over land or cold water

Question 4

where can tropical storms not form and why?

Answer 4

• on the equator
• coriolus affect = no surface winds on the equator

Question 5

distrubution of tropical storms:
hurricanes?
typhoon?
cyclone?

Answer 5

1. atalantic ocean [USA]
2. pacific ocean [china]
3. indian ocean

Question 6

name some impacts of tropical storms?
[always remember level of development]

Answer 6

• wind
• rain
• storm surges [coasts]
• flooding
• damage to infastucture

Question 7

give characteristics of the centre of the eye?

Answer 7

• low presure
  = no wind,rain
• centre of the storm
• can be 50km wide

Question 8

give characteristics of the eye wall?

Answer 8

• worst part of the storm [WORST weather conditions]
• storm clouds
• torrential rain

Question 9

name of tropical storm case study?
what year?

Answer 9

Typhoon Haiyan = Phillapenes, Tacloban
2013

Question 10

primary affects of typhoon Haiyan:

Answer 10

• 8000 deaths
• 1 million homes destroyes
• 1.9 million homeless
• 30,000 fishing boats destroyed

Question 11

secondary affects of typhoon Haiyan:

Answer 11

• 5.6 million worker lost jobs = crops destroyed etc
• landslides = blocked roads
• lack of clean water = outbreak in water bourne diseases

Question 12

immediate responses to typoon Haiyan:

Answer 12

• 12000 emergency shelters
• Phillapenes broadcatsers warned country before storm = 800 000 evacues
  but some died as evacuation centres flooded
• fishermen warned not to go to sea
• toilets dug for 100 000 people to prevent spread of diseases

Question 13

give long term responses of typhoon Haiyan:

Answer 13

• Un = gained £300 million to help fund rebuilding & relief
• charities built new storm resistant houses
• Philippines TOURISM BOARD encouaraged ppl to come visit the county = money help to rebuild

Question 14

what island in the Phillapines was most affected?

Answer 14

Tacloban - 90% of it was destroyed

Question 15

how is climate change affecting tropical storms magnitude/frequency?
why?

Answer 15

become more frequent & have a higher magnitude

• due to the warmer sea temps [ increasing by 0.5 degrees / year] & it staying warmer for longer

Question 16

how is climate change affecting the distrinution of tropical storms?

Answer 16

• tropical storms will occur at higher and lower lattitudes = more of sea abv 26 degrees

Question 17

monitoring tropical storms:

Answer 17

• satelittes
• GLOBAL HAWK DRONES = track storms

Question 18

predection:

Answer 18

• track forecast cone
• supercomputers = give 5 day warning

Question 19

protection:

Answer 19

• cyclone shelters [ shelters built on stits]
  -Bangladesh = have 2000
• storm drains in urban areas [HIC]
• sea walls

Question 20

planning:

Answer 20

• training emergency services
  -avoid buliding in high risk areas
• evacuation routes
• warnings