Case studies Flashcards
(14 cards)
Primary Effects of Nepal Earthquake?
9000 people died
Roads and Bridges destroyed
98% of homes flattened in some areas
22,000 buildings collapsed
Avalanches on Mount everest
$5 billion in damages - 25% of Nepal’s GDP
Secondary effects of Nepal Earthquake?
450,000 homeless
Harvests destroyed so income was reduced
Looting, theft and violence
Responses of Nepal Earthquake?
6 months later no sign of rebuilding
Uk donated £83 million
8000 toilets built
Primary effects of Japan Earthquake?
2000 injured
11 homes destroyed
Bullet train derailed
Secondary effects of Japan Earthquake?
2.2 million homes without electricity
Water pipes burst
Responses to Japan Earthquake?
Electricity supplies restored
Insurance Claim of over $1 billion
Continue to invest in earthquake proof buildings
Primary impacts of Hurricane Ian?
Over 35cm of rainfall, causing widespread flooding
At least 88 died
Cars picked up and dropped on eachother
Secondary impacts of Hurricane Ian?
Cost around £90 million
3.3 million homes without electricity without power due to knocked out power lines
Homes damaged or destroyed leading to 40,000 homeless
Responses to Hurricane Ian?
Officials handed out cots, blankets, food, water and emergency electricity generators
200 public shelters weee set up and 100 portable masts to provide mobile phone signal
Investing in better and more sustainable sea defences to prevent future flooding
Rebuilding and repairing destroyed buildings
How was Storm Eunice caused?
Low pressure system coming from Atlantic
Impacts of Storm Eunice?
Social - 3 people died
- 1.4 million houses without
electricity
- flights grounded and trains cancelled
Economic -Cost between £200 and £350 million
- Trades stopped due to cancelled trains, ferries and flights
Environmental - Dolphins and marine life were stranded
Management of Storm Eunice?
Sea wall gates were closed
Flood barriers put up
Met office issued a red warning
Why was Bewdley floods management needed?
They had a history of severe floods with significant flooding in 2000 causing widespread damage
The river Severn flows through the middle of it
What did they do in Bewdley?
£3 million invested in flood defence system of steel planks which are slotted in vertical supports when river swells
Newer houses have been built with the garage on the ground floor
