Typhoon Haiyan

Question 1

Temporal and spatial setting

Answer 1

Struck the central Philippines on 8th November 2013
Travelled across SE Asia, affecting Palau, Vietnam and China also
9.7 million affected - almost 10% of pop.

Question 2

Timeline

Answer 2

2nd Nov - Starts as an area of low pressure several hundred km ESE of Micronesia

3rd Nov - Moves west and develops into a tropical depression

4th Nov - Becomes a tropical storm

5th Nov - System began an rapid intensification that brought it up to typhoon intensity

7th Nov - Landdall in Eastern Samar

10th to 11th Nov - Reaches Vietnam and weakens in intensity

Question 3

Causes

Answer 3

Tacloban - 5m storm surges and 400mm rainfall flooded an up of up to 1km inland

Category 5 storm

Almost 10% of pop affected

Considered an LIC during event (Philippines)

Question 4

PRIMARY IMPACTS

Answer 4

• 90% of tacloban was destroyed
• 6190 people died
• 4.1 million people made homeless
• $12bn cost
• 1.1 million tonnes of crops destroyed
• 600,000 ha of farmland affected
• Rice and seed stocks squandered - $53 million loss
• 1/3 of fisherman lost their income - $724 million loss

Question 5

SECONDARY IMPACTS

Answer 5

• Survivors fought for food and supplies - 8 died in a stampede for food
• Seawater, chemicals and sewage contaminated water supplies
• Oil tanker ran aground causing 800,000 litres of oil leak contaminating water
• Widespread looting
• Thousands of trees uprooted leading to a massive release of CO2 and loss of habitat with result effects on wildfire