Typhoon Haiyan - Global Hazards C.S. Flashcards

1
Q

Category

A

Weather hazard

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2
Q

Year

General knowledge

A

2013

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3
Q

— too much groundwater, causing parts of the country to —

Causes (Human)

A

Abstracting, sink

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4
Q

Global warming -> — level rise. — times global average in —.

Causes (Human)

A

sea, 3, Phillipines

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5
Q

Tacloban Bay islands are too — and not — enough to mitigate typhoon. Also a — shape.

Causes (Physical)

A

small, concentrated, funnel

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6
Q

Area has low wind —

Causes (Physical)

A

shear

Means typhoon structure remains intact

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7
Q

Deaths

Effects (Primary)

A

6300+

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8
Q

Houses destroyed

Effects (Primary)

A

130,000

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9
Q

USD in damage

USD = US Dollar ($)

Effects (Primary)

A

$2.86 billion

$2,860,000,000

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10
Q

People made homeless

Effects (Secondary)

A

670,000

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11
Q

— farmers, — fishermen lost main source of income

Both are percentages

Effects (Secondary)

A

77%, 74%

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12
Q

GBP in UN appeal

GBP = Great British Pound (£), UN = United Nations

Responses (Short term)

A

£190 million

£190,000,000

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13
Q

Evacuation centres set up

Responses (Short term)

A

1215

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14
Q

— roads, — drainage canals repaired

Both are distances

Responses (Long term)

A

1500km, 1100km

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15
Q

By — 2014, services restored to — schools

A

April, 560

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