Case Studies

Question 1

what were the impacts of the Christchurch quake

Answer 1

185 death toll
80% of water and sewage systems damaged
damage cost 8 billion

Question 2

responses of the Christchurch quake

Answer 2

improved monitoring of aftershocks

Question 3

what caused the impacts of the christchurch quake

Answer 3

7.1 magnitude, caused by rupturing of unknown fault
major aftershock was expected, but it was 6 months later

Question 4

what caused the nepal 2015 quake

Answer 4

destructive plate boundary
7.8 mag
300 aftershocks in the next 6 weeks

Question 5

impacts of the nepal quake

Answer 5

1/3 of the population affected
nearly 9000 deaths
rural areas and farmers badly affected

Question 6

responses of the nepal quake

Answer 6

india and china provided over 1 billion in aid
organised relief was difficult for rural areas

Question 7

impacts of the Canadian tar sands

Answer 7

produces 40% of canadas oil output

Question 8

challenges of canadian tar sands

Answer 8

vulnerable to global price of oil
enviro costs- clearing large areas of land

Question 9

challenges of Brazil deep sea oil extraction

Answer 9

coastline has been disfigured
serious pollution of coastal water

Question 10

impacts of climate change of the Yukon

Answer 10

since 2000 inflows into the river has increased by 39% due to increasing temp
snowmelt begins earlier and snow cover is decreasing

Question 11

impacts on human well-being and forests in indonesia

Answer 11

vast majority of plantations are owned by TNCs, who make local communities leave
there were 700 armed conflicts in 2016 over land rights
devastating for wild life

Question 12

what was the height of the indian ocean tsunami

Answer 12

30m

Question 13

how much did the indian ocean tsunami cost

Answer 13

8.71 billion

Question 14

what were the international impacts of the indian ocean tsunami

Answer 14

indirectly affected Europe by killing tourists

Question 15

what % of the chile population were affected by the quake

Answer 15

80%

Question 16

how many killed by chile quake

Answer 16

521

Question 17

how many buildings damaged by chile quake

Answer 17

1.5 million

Question 18

how much did the chile quake cost

Answer 18

20 billion

Question 19

what were the secondary hazards of the chile quake

Answer 19

liquefaction
tsunami of 2.3m

Question 20

who helped chile

Answer 20

US provided food and water
NGOs raised 58 million

Question 21

why was the perception risks low for monserrat

Answer 21

dormant for 300 years

Question 22

why did so many people move away from monserrat and what were the impact of this

Answer 22

the eruption lasted several years, hard for nay country to manage
younger moved away= economic decline and collapse of tourists

Question 23

how many died in the nevado del ruiz eruption and why

Answer 23

23000
due to lahars as there was a storm on the mountain and many people couldnt see

Question 24

how many evacuated for the Icelandic eruption

Answer 24

700

Question 25

how were the locals affected in Iceland

Answer 25

farming was affected due to thick layer of ash

Question 26

what were the international impacts of the icelandic eruption

Answer 26

30% of global airline capacity was cut European capacity cut by 75%= 1.7 billion loss in revenue

Question 27

how many people died in the Haiti quake

Answer 27

200000

Question 28

what was Haiti like before

Answer 28

one of the poorest countries in the world only 35% had access to clean tap water many public services provided by NGOs and UN

Question 29

impacts of Haiti quake

Answer 29

70% of buildings in port-au-prince collapsed 8 billion in damage

Question 30

how far was the epicenter from the capital in Haiti

Answer 30

25km

Question 31

what have been the long-term impacts of the Haiti quake

Answer 31

world bank cancelled half of Haiti's debts health quality in capital is better than before

Question 32

impacts of the Japan quake and tsunami

Answer 32

40m wave took 10 mins to reach coast 15500 deaths 40000 buildings destroyed cost 220 billion

Question 33

responses to Japan tsunami

Answer 33

20km zone around Fukushima nuclear power station ordered to leave British red cross fitted out more than 70000 temporary homes

Question 34

how much is the ANWR region warming by?

Answer 34

twice as fast as any other region on Earth

Question 35

how much do oil reserves in Alaska produce for the USA

Answer 35

20% of the USA's total oil requirement

Question 36

why may oil extraction be needed in the ANWR region in the future

Answer 36

in a world with rising oil prices and energy insecurity, Alaskan oil may be vital for the USA

Question 37

has anything impacted the Antarctic treaty

Answer 37

no, even with the discovery of valuable minerals

Question 38

how much could a rise of 2C impact Switerland

Answer 38

cost them 2 billion a year

Question 39

how will countries in the Alpine convention be affected

Answer 39

possible closure of ski resorts below 1500 meters by 2050