Tropical Storms + Haiyan

Question 1

preconditions

Answer 1

26 degrees, 70m depth, Coriolis effect, 5-20 degrees N/S of equator, low pressure

Question 2

formation

Answer 2

condensation, heat into rising air = low pressure, air sucks into storms, rotation

Question 3

when reaching land . . .

Answer 3

storm dies off = energy source cut off

Question 4

eye

Answer 4

where cool air sinks

Question 5

where are the winds strongest?

Answer 5

eye wall

Question 6

philippines

Answer 6

LIC, S.E Asia, Tropic of Cancer

Question 7

when was typhoon Haiyan

Answer 7

2013, November 8th

Question 8

Typhoon Haiyan

Answer 8

195 mph winds, 318 miles width, 20ft flooding

Question 9

primary effects of Haiyan

Answer 9

5,000 dead, damaged airports, 33 million coconut trees blown down, landslides, 30,000 destroyed fishing boats, spread of disease, power cut off

Question 10

secondary effects of Haiyan

Answer 10

schools and business disrupted, 550,000 homes destroyed, 5 million homeless

Question 11

immediate responses of Haiyan

Answer 11

warnings, HIC provided financial support, U.K. sent shelter kits

Question 12

long term responses of Haiyan

Answer 12

aid agencies replaced fishing boats, ‘cash for work’, cyclone shelters built, rice farming and fishing reestablished, houses built away from areas at risk

Question 13

how can you reduce the effects of tropical storms?

Answer 13

satellites, aircraft, supercomputers, building regulations, cyclone shelters, GIS mapping