Weather Hazards And Climate (Fact Attack) Flashcards
How high does warm air rise at the equator?
15km
How many years does the eccentricity cycle take?
100,000
Between what dates did the medival warm period occur?
950-1100
The highest point in the Maldives is how many metres above sea level?
2.4
The international airports in the Maldives are built within how many metres from the coastline?
50
Glaciers and ice sheets accounted for how much of the planets total land area in 2016?
10%
Ocean temperatures necessary for tropical cyclones to form?
27 degrees
Between what latitudes are cyclones found?
5 and 30 degrees
On what date did hurricane sandy officially registered as a hurricane?
24th of October 2012
When did hurricane sandy make and fall in the USA?
29th of October 2012
How fast were the winds when hurricane sandy made landfall?
129 km/h
How many people died in hurricane sandy?
150
How much economic damage was caused in hurricane sandy?
$65 billion
What was the name of one of the coastal nature reserves that were damaged by the storm surge?
Prime hook national wildfire refuge
On what did typhoon haiyan form?
2nd of November 2013
On what date typhoon haiyan make landfall in the Philippines?
7th November 2013
Wind reached gusts as high as what?
306 km/h
How many died in typhoon haiyan?
6000
How many people in typhoon haiyan were displaced?
600,000
How much economic damage was caused?
$2 billion
What is an arid environment?
Less than 250mm of water precipitation per year
Between what years did california experience drought?
2012 - 2014
How much did drought cost california in 2015?
$2.7 billion
In response to the drought how much did the state law insist be cut from water use?
25%
How many acres were taken out of crop production in california due to drought?
542,000
When was the worst drought in 30 years for Ethiopia?
1980s - 2015
What percentage of the population I Ethiopia relied on agriculture for their income?
85%
On average how much land is lost every year due to forest fires in Ethiopia?
200,000 ha
How much aid was given to Ethiopia by the USA in 2015?
$128.4 million
