Case study: Typhoon Haiyan 🇵🇭 Flashcards
1
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When was Typhoon Haiyan?
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8th November 2013
2
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What category was it?
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5 - highest on the scale!
3
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Where did the storm originate?
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North West Pacific ocean
4
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How many people were killed?
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8,000
5
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What were the primary effects?
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- 1 million homes severely damaged or destroyed
- 1.9 million people made homeless
- strong winds damaged electricity lines
- water supplies contaminated by sea water from storm surge
- heavy rain cause flooding of 600,000 hectares of farmland
- cost of damaged estimated to be approx. $13 million
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What were the secondary effects?
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- flooding triggered several landslides, which blocked roads and delayed aid arrival
- 5.6 million workers lost their jobs after agricultural land destroyed
- lack of clean water causes outbreaks of diseases, such as dysentery
7
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Where were the worst affected places?
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Tacloban and Cebu, up to 280mm of rain and winds reaching speeds of 195mph
Storm surge with waves up to 2.3m, combined with high tides meant that Tacloban was hit with waves up to 5m!
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What were the short-term responses?
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- PAGASA (Philippines’ meteorological agency) broadcast warnings about Typhoon Haiyan two days before it made landfall, led to evacuation of 800,000 people before storm
- fishermen warned not to go to sea
- Philippines declared a state of emergency, which led to many charities sending aid (food, water, shelter, etc)
- Plan international constructed pit latrines for 100,000 people (stop spread of disease)
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What were the long-term responses?
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- UN appealed for over $300 million to help rebuild and relief
- charities build storm-resistant houses for those who lost their homes
- Philippines’ tourism board encouraged people to visit the country affected by the storm by emphasising that most areas were unaffected and that money from tourists would help to rebuild their country
