Case Studys Flashcards
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Killer facts for the Japan earthquake
11th March 2011
230 miles east of Tokyo
Magnitude of 9.1
10m tsunami
Destructive plate boundary
15800 killed
128000 buildings damaged
300 billion dollars of damage
Costal flooding due to 5-8m upthrust along seabed
GDP 4 trillion dollars
Evacuation drills
Good infrastructure
Japan earthquakes primary and secondary impacts
Over 100000 buildings destroyed
15000 deaths
Transport disruption
4.4 mil homes lost electricity
1.5 mil homes had no clean water
Tsunami flooded the nuclear power plant causing a radiation leak
300 000 people homeless
Economic loss
Shortages
Car and electric industry’s world trade was disrupted
What are killer facts about the Hati earthquake
12 th January 2010
Magnitude 7
13km deep
Conservative plate boundary
Epicentre 25 km for Port-au-Prince which population is 2.5 million
What are the primary snd secondary impacts and responses for the Hati earthquake
Primary impact
316000 deaths
All eight hospitals collapsed or were damaged
One prison collapsed releasing 400 inmates
5000 school were damaged
Secondary impacts
8000 cholera deaths
1.5 homeless
Food and water shortages
Poor medical care access worsened injury and disease
Looting and violence
Economic collapse
Immediate response
What are some killer facts of cyclone Ali’s, Bangladesh 2009
Estuary received 120mm of rain in a few hours
Wind speed of 360 km/hr
Huge storm surges raised sea levels by 3m destroying several villages
Bangladesh cyclone Aila killer facts and Bangladesh context
May 2009
Estuary received 120 mm of rain in a few hours
Wind speed of 360 km/hr
Huge storm surges raised level by 3m destroying several villages
156 million population
80 percent is less than 10 m above sea level and ten percent is below one meter
Poor country depending on agriculture
Little insurance
3 major rivers that easily flood
Cyclone Aila Bangladesh short and long term effects
Short term 190 deaths
750000 made homeless
Crops destroyed
3.5 million people affected
59000 animals killed
Flooding and contamination of sewage and drinking water
Mangroves forests damaged
39 tigers drowned
Long term
After a year 20000 people has not returned home and were living in temporary shacks.
Many moves to the Dhaka slums
Lack of skills and jobs
Lack of education for children
Pressure on wirewood sources
Malaria
Decline of endangered tiger species
Describe the 5 ways Bangledesh responded to the cyclone hazard
Weather forcasting from the meteorological department. In 2009 households with a radio had a lower death rate but not everyone does
Satellite technology gives quick and accurate weather forecasts but is very expensive
Warning systems such as awareness campaigns, village meetings, leaflets and posters, films and demonstrations help to spread information to help people prepare for a cyclone there is now 45000 warning volunteers and effective technology but dosnt reach everyone
Cyclone shelters are built of steel and can hold 500 people on its stilts so the floods can pass under. There can be slopes for animals too
Embankments raise the tides of rivers to stop flooding and a cheaply built by local people with local materials but often collapse
What are some killer facts for hurricane Katrina
New Orleans in the state of Louisiana in south east USA
August 2005
Category 4 storm
Wind speed 125 mph
New Orlands is below sea level and urs defences (levees) were unable to cope and broke
What are the short and long term affects of hurricane Katrina
1833 deaths
4m storm surge
80 percent if New Orleans flooded
Looting
1.3 million has to leave their homes
108 billion dollars damage
Tourism decreased
Cotton crops destroyed
Coastal habitats destroyed
What were the short and long term responses to hurricane Katrina
People were evacuated to the Super Bowl. The lack of planning and maintenance ment no power, cramped spaces, unhygienic conditions and crime. Due to this badly maintained shelter there was many deaths.
Weather forecasting
Satellite technology
Warning systems are effective because most people have phones but satellites can be wrong
What are some killer facts about Malawi
The railway is 800 km
85 percent of people live rurally
Takes several hours to travel the 20 kms for a local market
Maize harvest has reduced by 7 percent
10000 families made homeless by flooding
Rainfall had been shortened since 2000
Rapid economic growth since 2010
Landlocked
Imports 4 times more than it imports
Colonialism
Exports low raw materials like tea
Why is Malawi not developing
Landlocked meaning it has no ports making trade expensive
Rurally cut off so farmers become cut off during floods are roads are dirt. Low internet usage and communication systems
Climate change means as temperatures rise crops won’t grow and rain is inconsistent. Rainy season is shorter and houses are flooded
Position is increasing due to economic growth so living conditions and agriculture is worse
Colonisation prevented Malawi from developing until liberation
Malawi sells to more powerful countries so aren’t paid fairly
What was the top down project in India
The Sardar Sarovar Dam
Encourages development my providing drinking water and electricity encouraging industry
Farm land is irrigated to feed the population
There are 3.5 billion litres of drinking water daisy for the city
And hydroelectric power
Irrigated farmland and prevents droughts in farming
234 villages flooded forcing 320000 people out who won’t afford the electricity
Good farmland was flooded loosing fertile sediments
Religious and historic sites flooded
An earthquake could causes devestation
What are India’s killer facts
7th largest country with the 2nd largest population and third biggest economy
It has many different beliefs
Severe sir pollution
What is the top up development plan in India
Biogas
Run by NGOs
Uses cow dung for energy and fertiliser
Cows can be kept in the family compound
Prevents deforestation
Means women and girls can be educated and get jobs as they aren’t collecting wood
Cheap
What was India’s economic liberation
Before 1991 the Indian government controlled all industry and after a market economy developed meaning people and businesses had freedom
Import tariffs and tax were reduced
What is India’s international role
World trade organisation
One of the BRICS
Has nuclear weponds as a war deterrent
Paris agreement
Trade
