Weather & climate (impacts of cyclones) Flashcards
1
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impacts of cyclones?
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- —> physical
- —> economic
- —> social
2
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physical impacts explanation?
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- —> damage to infrastructure
- —> disruption of communication
3
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economic impacts explanation?
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Cost of repairing infrastructure
loss of income due to ruined crops
4
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social impacts
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- —> disruption to water supply
- —> spread of diseases
- —> displacement of ppl from their homes
5
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social impacts (disruption to water supply)
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- —> sewage from burst sewage pipes contaminate existing water supplies
- —> consumption of contaminated water
- —> causes water-borne diseases like cholera and typhoid fever
- —> 2009
- —> cyclone aila
- —> west bengal India
- —> contaminated drinking water
- —> caused chlorea outbreak
- —> 1000 infected, 14 deaths
6
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social impacts (spread of diseases)
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- —> 1998
- —> Hurricane Mitch struck
- —> Guatemala, Nicaragua
- —> dengue fever and malaria increased
7
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social impacts (displacement of people from their homes)
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- —> 2005
- —> Hurricane Katrina
- —> New orleans, USA
- —> hundreds of thousands of people lost their homes
- —> temporary shelters used to house affected ppl
8
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physical impacts examples
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Damage to infrastructure
- —> sept 2004
- —> Hurricane Ivan
- —> Houses in Alabama, USA destroyed
- —> shoreline pushed further inland
Disruption of communication
- —> 2009
- —> Typhoon Ketsana
- —> Philippines, Cambodia and Laos
- —> damage to road networks which hindered rescue work
- —> 80% of health centres in Manila, Philippines destroyed
9
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economic impacts example
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Cost of repairing infrastructure
- —> 2005
- —> Hurricane Katrina
- —> USA
- —> cost: US$81 billion
- —> large portion of costs came from repairs of more than 200 000 homes
loss of income due to ruined crops
- —> 2011
- —> Cyclone Yasi
- —> Australia
- —> 75% banana crop amounting to US$350 million destroyed
- —> 20% sugar cane crops destroyed
Economic costs for all countries affected: US$26 billion annually
