Weather Hazards & Climate

Question 1

How much aid did the uk give to typhoon haiyan

Answer 1

£10 million in aid

Question 2

What is an arid environment

Answer 2

Less than 250mm of precipitation a year

Question 3

What year did cali experience drought

Answer 3

2014 (3rd year of drought)

Question 4

When was the worst drought in 30 years for Ethiopia

Answer 4

2015 (began 1980s)

Question 5

How much does drought cost the USA

Answer 5

$2.7 billion a year

Question 6

How many acres taken out of crop production due to drought

Answer 6

542,000 acres

Question 7

State laws insist that by how much water use should be cut

Answer 7

25%

Question 8

How much land is lost to forest fires in Ethiopia

Answer 8

200,000 ha

Question 9

What species has gone extinct in Ethiopia

Answer 9

Grevy zebra

Question 10

How much aid was given to Ethiopia by the us

Answer 10

$128.4 million

Question 11

Life expectancy in Ethiopia

Answer 11

65

Question 12

How big are hurricanes

Answer 12

400 km wide and 10km high

Question 13

Response to hurricane sandy

Answer 13

Sandy relief

Question 14

Evidence of sunspot theory

Answer 14

Medieval warm period

Question 15

Evidence of volcano theory

Answer 15

Little ice age