Atmospherics- Haiyan and Beast From the East

Question 1

Beast from the East stats primary effects

Answer 1

gusts of up to 70mph - no planes
17 deaths
6000 power cut homes

Question 2

Beast from the East stats secondary effects

Answer 2

8,300 road accidents
Insurance cost above £10 million

Question 3

Beast from the east responses

Answer 3

Army and RAF called in
Drivers given foil blankets
Met office issued red weather warning

Question 4

Typhoon Haiyan- primary effects

Answer 4

7000 deaths
1 million homes destroyed
4 million homeless
Tacloban airport destroyed - knock on effect on jobs
farmers lost income

Question 5

Typhoon Haiyan- Secondary effects

Answer 5

6 million jobs lost
10 billion dollars in damage

Question 5

Typhoon Haiyan- primary responses

Answer 5

800,000 evacuated
Red cross raised £100 million of aid sent
Aid arrived 3 weeks later - dead in stadium
$1.5 billion in foreign aid

Question 6

Typhoon Haiyan- secondary responses

Answer 6

4 year 6.2 billlion dollar reconstruction plan
Mangroves planted
No build zone
Oxfam replaced boats
A cash for work programme paid people to clear debris and rebuild Tacloban

Question 7

Managing climate change adaptation

Answer 7

Gm crops
Sea Walls
Raised homes
Reservoirs

Question 8

Managing Climate change mitigation

Answer 8

Renewables
Carbon capture
Planting trees

Question 9

Effects of tropical storms on people

Answer 9

deaths
loss of homes
looting
long term health effects due to
unemployment and malnutrition

Question 10

Effects of tropical storms on environment

Answer 10

storm flooding
disruption of ecosystems
mud/land slides
water pollution

Question 11

Haiyan environmental effect

Answer 11

5 meter storm surge