weather hazards and climate

Question 1

how high does warm air rise at the equator

Answer 1

15km

Question 2

how many years does the eccentricity cycle take

Answer 2

100,000 years

Question 3

between which dates did the medieval warm period occur

Answer 3

950-1100

Question 4

the highest point on the Maldives is how many metres above sea level

Answer 4

2.4 metres

Question 5

the international airports in the Maldives is how many metres from the coastline

Answer 5

50 metres

Question 6

glaciers and ices sheets have accounted for how much of the planets total land area in 2016

Answer 6

10%

Question 7

what ocean temperature is necessary to form tropical cyclones

Answer 7

27 degrees

Question 8

between what latitudes are cyclones found

Answer 8

5and 30degrees

Question 9

on what date was hurricane sandy officially registered as a hurricane

Answer 9

24th of october 2012

Question 10

when did hurricane sandy make landfall in the usa

Answer 10

29th of October 2012

Question 11

how fast were the winds when they were recorded when hurricane sandy made landfall

Answer 11

190km/h (80mph)

Question 12

how many people died during hurricane sandy

Answer 12

150

Question 13

how much economical damage was caused in hurricane sandy

Answer 13

$65 billion

Question 14

what was the name of one o the coastal nature reserves damaged by the storm surge

Answer 14

prime hook national wildlife refuge

Question 15

what date did typhoon haiyan form

Answer 15

2nd of november 2013

Question 16

on which date did typhoon haiyan make landfall in the phillippens

Answer 16

7th of november 2013

Question 17

wind gusts reached as high as what in typhoon haiyan

Answer 17

306km/h (190mph)

Question 18

how many died in typhoon haiyan

Answer 18

6000

Question 19

how many people in the typhoon were displaced

Answer 19

600,000

Question 20

how much economical damage in typhoon haiyan

Answer 20

$2 billion

Question 21

what is an arid enviroment

Answer 21

less then 250mm of precipitation a year

Question 22

between what years did california experience drought

Answer 22

2012-2014

Question 23

how much dod the drought cost california in 2015

Answer 23

$2.7 billion

Question 24

in response to the drought how much did state law insist be cut form water use

Answer 24

25%

Question 25

how many acres were taken out of crop production in california due to drought

Answer 25

542,000

Question 26

when was the worst drought in 30 years for ethiopia

Answer 26

2015 (began in the 1980s )

Question 27

what % of the population in ehtiopia relied on agriculture for income in 2016

Answer 27

85%

Question 28

on average how much land is lost every year in ehtiopia to forest fires

Answer 28

200,000ha

Question 29

how much aid was given to ethiopia by the usa in 2015

Answer 29

$128.4 million