Typhoon Haiyan, St Jude and Extreme Weather Flashcards
How many people are in poverty in the Phillipenes.
27% earn less than $2 a day
How many people are literat in the Phillipenes?
48% of people are literat
When did Typhoon Haiyan occur?
2013
How many people died in Typhoon Haiyan?
6300 people died
How many boats were destroyed in Typhoon Haiyan?
30000 boats were destroyed
How many homes were destroyed in Typhoon Haiyan?
40000 homes were destroyed
How many people were displaced (had to leave the area) in Typoon Haiyan?
600000 people were displaced
What was the main city affected by Typhoon Haiyan?
Tacloban
What was the name the locals gave Typoon Haiyan?
Yolanda
Where do Tropical Storms occur?
They occur 5° North or South of the equator over tropical oceans
kWhat do you need for a Tropical Storm to form?
- Sea surface temperature has to be over 27°C with a depth over 60m
- Very little wind shear
- Thunder storms
- Lots of moist air
How does a Tropical Storm or Hurricane form?
- Sun sends incoming solar radiation to earth which warms the ocean
- This warms ocean to 27°C
- This causes warm moist air to rise in thermals
- This gives low pressure at the centre of the storm
- This air cools as it rises at 1°C per 100m, this causes condensation to occur and clouds form. It rains.
- Cooled air sinks back down helping to create the eye
- Air rushes in from higher pressure area outside of the storm to lower pressure at the centre of the storm creating winds .
- The whole storm rotates because of the coriolis force
What is a primary impact?
Impacts during and straight after the event
What is a secondary impact?
Impacts long after the event
How does Climate Change affect tropical storms?
- More of the worlds oceans could be 27°C therefore more places could experience them
- Oceans will stay at 27°C for more of the year so number of storms per year could increase
- Higher temp means tropical storms will be stronger leading to more damage
State some true case study facts of extreme weather in the UK?
Kent: 38°C highest temp ever in UK
Birmingham: Tornado caused 19 injurys and £40 million in damage
Cheltenham: 32°C for 7 days
The St Jude storm happened…
October 2013 in Britain
What caused the St Jude Depression?
Low pressure carried by jet stream from the South West and the warm air goes upwards towards Britain from the tropical Atlantic.
What did St Jude had a… (sting at the back of the storm)
Sting Jet
State some social impacts of St Jude?
- Food is going to perish as electricity is down
- Loss of comunication and knowledge of what is going on
- Emergency services being held up as lots of people need them.
State some economic impacts of St Jude?
- River and costal flooding contminates clean water
- Insurance companys raise prices
What are some enviromental impacts of St Jude?
- 10 million trees fell down many of which damaged property
- Costal Erosion
What were some short term responses of St Jude?
- Get sand bags and safety teams ready
- Tie down any loose objects you have outside
What were some long term responses of St Jude?
- Improved forecasting helps predict storms
- Emergency services know about this type of situation for the future so can do practice drills
