tropical storms Flashcards

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what were the social, primary effects of typhoon Haiyan?

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> killed 6300 people
550,000 homes destroyed, 1.9 million homeless
28,700 injured
roads blocked by trees and debris
14 million affected- 4.8 million in poverty

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what were the economic, primary effects of typhoon Haiyan?

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> $12 billion overall damage

>1 million farmers affected and 600,000 hectares of farmland affected

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what were the environmental, primary effects of typhoon Haiyan?

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> loss of forests

>1.1 million tonnes of crops destroyed

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what were the causes of typhoon Haiyan?

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70% of Filipino population live on the coast

Was a category 5 Tropical storm

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describe the conditions in the eye of a tropical storm?

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High temperature

Not rain

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