Weather Hazards

Question 1

List some primary impacts of Hurricane Sandy

Answer 1

149 people killed
Flooding of subway tunnels
346,000 homes damaged in New York

Question 2

List some secondary impacts of Hurricane Sandy

Answer 2

New York Stock Exchange closed for 2 days
Hotels lost millions of $ in cancelled bookings
$50 billion worth of damage caused to homes and businesses

Question 3

Give details about our hurricane example

Answer 3

Hurricane Sandy, occured in October 2012.

Lifted up from the Caribbean to hit the East coast of the US, including New York and New Jersey.

Question 4

List some of the immediate responses to Hurricane Sandy

Answer 4

Red Cross provided $300 million in aid
25,000 blankets distributed
Temporary housing for 11,000 people

Question 5

List some of the long term responses to Hurricane Sandy

Answer 5

Sandy rebuilding task force
Subway system pumped dry
Properties bought by the New York government at cost of $20 billion