Weather Hazards Case Studys Flashcards
1
Q
Long term response to typhoon Haiyan?
A
Cash for work so people got money to clean up cities roads and airports
2
Q
Immediate responses to typhoon haiyan?
A
Phillipine Red Cross delivered food
3
Q
Primary effects of typhoon haiyan?
A
6300 killed and 600,000 displaced
4
Q
Secondary effects of typhoon haiyan?
A
6 mil lost source of income
5
Q
Immediate response to Somerset floods?
A
16 farms evacuated and military helped those effected
6
Q
Long term responses to Somerset floods?
A
Road levels raised and flood defences for vulnerable communities
7
Q
Social impacts of Somerset floods?
A
Power supplies cut off and 600 houses flooded
8
Q
Economic impacts of Somerset floods?
A
Flood damage of 10 mil pounds
9
Q
Environment impacts of Somerset floods?
A
Sewage and chemical pollutants washed into rivers
