Weather hazards Flashcards
Does air is or sink at the equator
rises=high pressure
Does air rise or sink at 30 degrees N/S of the equator
sinks=low pressure
Give an example of an UK weather event
somerset level flows 2014 sw
Give an immediate and long term response to typhoon Haiyan
Immediate- rescue boats deployed
Secondary- 20 year flood action plan- 20 million pounds
how many evacuation centres were set up to respond to typhoon haiyan
1200
How many fishing boats were destroyed in typhoon haiyan
30000
how many people were affected in total by typhoon haiyan
14 million
6300 died
Is climate change going to affect tropical storms, why
yes, if hotter seas then more t.s and more extreme
Name one way buildings can be improved to reducae tropical storms’ effects
-built on stilts
Name one way palnning can reduce the impacts of tropical storms
people will be prepared and know how to react so less deaths. eg prepare emergency kits
Name two characteristics of a tropical storm
- The eye in the middle is calm
- circular in shape and hundreds of km wide
What are the primary and secoundary effects of typhoon haiyan
Primary- 400mmt rain caused widespread flooding
Secoundary-power supplies cut off for months
what are the social,enviromental and economic effects of the somerset floods
social- 600 houses flooded
economic- cost 10million pounds
enviromental- 16 farms evacuated
What caused the Somerset Floods
physical-steepsided surroundings to channel
human-built on active flood plain
what evidence is there that the UK’s weather is getting more extreme
- December2010 coldest for over 100 years
- 2013 wettest years on record linking to flooding eg Somerset Level Floods 2013-14
- April 2011 warmest april on record
