Consequences of coastal floodingcon communities Flashcards
What are the four examples of coastal flooding?
Netherlands 1953 (North Sea Flood)
UK 2013-2014 Winter Storms
USA 2012 Hurricane Sandy
Philippians 2013 Typhoon Haiyan
What was the cause of the Netherlands 1953 flood?
Mid-latitude depression moving south through the North Sea generating a 5 m storm surge
What were the economic costs of the Netherlands 1953 flood?
Almost 10% of Dutch farmland flooded.
40,000 buildings damaged
10,000 buildings destroyed.
What were the social costs of the Netherlands 1953 flood?
18000 deaths.
That was the cause of the UK 2013-2014 Winter Storms?
Coastal and other flooding caused by a succession of depressions and their storm surges.
What were the economic cost of the UK 2013-2014 Winter Storms?
Damage of around £1 billion over the course of the winter.
What were the social costs of the UK 2013-2014 Winter Storms
17 deaths from all causes
What was the cause of the 2012 Hurricane Sandy in the USA?
Landfall of hurricane in New Jersey and other US states with a storm surge up to 4m.
What were the economic costs of USA 2012 Hurricane Sandy?
$70 Billion in damage
6 million people lost power
350,000 home in New Jersey where damaged or destroyed.
What were the social costs of the USA 2012 Hurricane Sandy?
71 deaths
What was the cause of the 2013 Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines?
One of the most powerful tropical storms ever with a 4-5 m storm surge.
What were the economic costs of the 2013 Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines?
Damages of around $2 billion, centred on the city of Tacloban
What were the social costs of the 2013 Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines?
6,300 deaths
30,000 injured
What is an environmental refugee?
Communities forced to abandon their homes because of natural processes, including sudden ones such as landslides or gradual ones such as erosion or rising sea levels.
