Tropical storms case study - hurricanes

Question 1

What category was hurricane Harvey?

Answer 1

4

Question 2

What category was hurricane Maria?

Answer 2

5

Question 3

When was hurricane Harvey?

Answer 3

August 2017

Question 4

When was hurricane Maria?

Answer 4

September 2017

Question 5

How many people died in Harvey?

Answer 5

68

Question 6

How many people died in Maria?

Answer 6

65 direct

2795 indirectly, estimated 6 months later

Question 7

What were the wind speeds of Maria?

Answer 7

155mph

Question 8

What were the wind speeds of Harvey?

Answer 8

132mph

Question 9

How much rainfall did Maria have?

Answer 9

96.5cm in one storm

Question 10

How much rainfall in Harvey?

Answer 10

27 trillion gallons

Question 11

What was the cost of damage in Maria?

Answer 11

$91.6 billion

Question 12

What was the cost of damage of Harvey?

Answer 12

$125 billion

Question 13

How many days was Harvey after hitting land?

Answer 13

2 days

Question 14

How many homes were destroyed in Harvey?

Answer 14

135,000

Question 15

How many people in Texas were left with no electricity?

Answer 15

300,000

Question 16

What industry in Texas was forced to shut down?

Answer 16

Oil and gas, 25% of production

Question 17

How much garbage was left after Harvey?

Answer 17

8 million cubic yards

Question 18

What preparation was there for Harvey?

Answer 18

NHC monitored and tracked the storm
Ocean ports, chemical plants shut down before
Houston fire department sent out evacuation boats to areas known to flood.

Question 19

What was the relief used in Harvey?

Answer 19

10,000 rescue missions
30,000 federal defence staff deployed, 9 days after
Coast guard deployed 50 aircrafts and 75 boats
FEMA assigned 28 urban search and rescue teams

Question 20

What supplies did FEMA send for Harvey?

Answer 20

3 million meals
3 million litres of water
9,000 blankets
10,300 hygiene kits

Question 21

What rehabilitation was used for Harvey?

Answer 21

Rubbish clearance was a priority
70 truckloads of supplies
246,000 received supplies

Question 22

What are some impacts of Maria?

Answer 22

80% of islands crop value was wiped out
Six months after many still had no electricity
30% of trees were destroyed, sig carbon sink ruined

Question 23

What was some of the preparation for Maria?

Answer 23

NHC monitored the storm
FEMA were totally unprepared and emergency warehouse was empty
NHC issued warning due to wind speeds

Question 24

What relief did Maria receive?

Answer 24

5000 tarps delivered 9 days later
10,000 federal defence staff deployed 9 days later
Mercy corps distributed nearly $300,000 in emergency cash
Central kitchen sent 25,000 meals

Question 25

What rehabilitation was there for Maria?

Answer 25

FEMA provided victims with housing assistance to repair homes, up to $33,000 in financial assistance
FEMA provided around $2974 in individual housing assistance
Mercy corps distributed 5000 solar lanterns and 2500 water filters

Question 26

What reconstruction was there for Maria?

Answer 26

Restored shops as soon as possible
Mercy corps provided training and supplies
60% and 20% without power and water 2 months after the storm