Typhoon Haiyan Flashcards
Describe Typhoon Haiyan:
* When did it start?
* Where did Typhoon Haiyan start?
* When was Typhoon Haiyan upgraded to Category 5?
* When did Typhoon Haiyan make landfall?
* Where did Typhoon Haiyan make landfall?
* When did Typhoon Haiyan dissipate?
- The 2nd of November 2013.
- 7°N in the Pacific Ocean, several hundreds of kilometres away from the Philippines.
- The 7th of November 2013.
- The 7th of November 2013.
- The Visayas region of the Philippines.
- The 11th of November 2013.
Describe Typhoon Haiyan:
* Give two details about the sea conditions where Typhoon Haiyan formed.
* What was the estimated peak wind speed of Typhoon Haiyan?
* What was the estimated minimum pressure of Typhoon Haiyan?
* How many people did Typhoon Haiyan kill?
- The temperature was over 26.5°C; and the sea was well over 60m deep.
- 315km/h.
- 895mb.
- Over 6300.
Describe the Philippines:
* Where is it?
* How many islands does it have?
* What’s its population?
* In what region is the population largely concentrated?
* Is it an AC, an EDC or an LIDC?
* What’s its GDP per capita?
- In southeast Asia in the Pacific Ocean, between the Tropic of cancer and the equator.
- 7107.
- 109,600,000. (98,400,000 in 2013)
- The Visayas region.
- An EDC.
- $3300. ($2871 in 2013)
Describe Tacloban:
* Where is it?
* What’s its population?
* What’s its population density?
* What’s its GDP per capita?
- The eastern Filipino island of Leyte.
- 275,000. (225,000 in 2013)
- 1100 people/km²
- $2200.
In Tacloban:
* What percentage of buildings were destroyed?
* How many people were killed?
* State 4 other consequences that affected Tacloban.
- Over 90%
- Over 5800.
- Trees were uprooted or flattened; debris covered the land; electricity supplies were cut; and infrastructure and communications were destroyed.
Describe the storm surge of the typhoon:
* How high was the storm surge that reached the coast of the Philippines?
* How high was the storm surge that reached Tacloban?
* Due to the low-lying ground, how far did the storm surge extend?
- 7.5m.
- 5.2m.
- Over 1km inland.
Due to the typhoon:
* How many people lost their homes?
* Give 5 parts of essential infrastructure that were destroyed.
* What 3 hazards were they destroyed by?
- 5,000,000.
- The airport, roads, bridges, electricity supplies and communications.
- The storm surge, strong winds and landslides.
For Typhoon Haiyan:
* Give 4 primary consequences.
* Give 3 secondary consequences.
- Heavy rainfall led to flash flooding and landslides; strong winds caused damage to buildings; people were injured or killed by falling debris; and infrastructure, trees and crops were damaged.
- People found themselves without shelter, clean water or electricity; roads were blocked by trees; and 453 flights were cancelled.
For Typhoon Haiyan:
* Give 3 social consequences.
* Give 2 economic consequences.
* Give 3 environmental consequences.
- Over 500,000 families were made homeless; over 6300 deaths left families devastated; 571 health clinics and hospitals were damaged.
- $2.86 billion of damage was caused; and 77% of farmers and 74% of fisherman lost their primary source of income.
- Crops were damaged; trees were uprooted; and a barge was punctured, leaking 85,000 litres of oil into the sea.
Describe the emergency response to the typhoon:
* What happened on the 11th of November?
* How much money did the UN appeal for?
* What did Australia send?
* What did the DEC do?
- A “state of national calamity” was declared.
- £190,000,000
- A $28,000,000 package that included medical staff, building materials, water containers and hygiene kits.
- They launched an international fundraising appeal, raising millions of pounds within weeks.
Describe the emergency response to the Typhoon:
* Give two reasons why the emergency aid was difficult.
* Give two ways how social media was used within the Philippines to help the response effort.
- The airport terminal had been destroyed; and there was looting and crime.
- It was used to ask for aid and volunteers; and hashtags were created for survivors to call for rescue or to help search for the missing.
100 days after the typhoon, how many people had benefitted from:
* Food assistance?
* Seeds?
* Fertiliser?
* Educational materials?
* Basic emergency shelter materials?
* Tools and materials to rebuild homes?
* Cash for materials and labour?
* Solar lanterns?
- 4,000,000 people
- 44,000 families.
- 80,000 families.
- 420,000 children.
- 500,000 households.
- 55,000 people.
- 40,000 people.
- 50,000 families.
Describe the long term responses to the typhoon:
* What had been restored/repaired by April 2014? Give 5 details.
* What did cash-for-work schemes include? Give 4 details.
- 560 schools, 220 rural health centres, 30 hospitals, 1500km of roads, and 1100km of drainage canals.
- Clearing debris, managing waste, repairing infrastructure, and replanting mangroves.
