Typhoon Haiyan

Question 1

Where did Typhoon Haiyan mainly affect?

Answer 1

Philippines, Visagas islands

On the 8th November 2013 at 4:40 AM

Question 2

How long did Typhoon Haiyan last?

Answer 2

8 days

3rd of Nov - 11th Nov 2013

Question 3

When did Typhoon Haiyan start?

Answer 3

4:40 AM on the 3rd of November 2013

Question 4

How many Typhoons hit the Philippines in 2013?

Answer 4

13 — 5 were major storms

Question 5

Economic primary impacts (Haiyan)

Answer 5

90% of Tacloban destroyed
Average cost of damage = $12 billion
<1/3 of farmers and fishers lost their income —> $724 million lost

Question 6

Social primary impacts (Haiyan)

Answer 6

1 million farmers affected
14.1 billion affected
6190 died
4.1 million made homeless

Question 7

Environmental primary impacts (Haiyan)

Answer 7

1.1 million tonnes of crops destroyed

600,000 hectares of farmland affected

Question 8

What did Typhoon Haiyan’s storm surges do?

Answer 8

Depleted the rice and seed stock (harvest season over)

A $53 million loss in resource of crops