Hazards Flashcards

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What year was Typhoon Haiyan?

A

2013

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2
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What year was Hurricane Matthew ?

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2016

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3
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What year was Hurricane Katrina?

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2005

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4
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what hazard event caused $125 billion and damage?

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Hurricane Katrina

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5
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How much damage did Typhoon Haiyan cause?

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$12 billion

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6
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How many people were displaced by Hurricane Matthew ?

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175,000

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7
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what country is Grand d’anse (abricots) in?

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Hati

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8
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what percentage of Tacloban was damaged?

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90%

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9
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how many people were made homeless during Hurricane Katrina?

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1 million

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10
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What area was affected during Hurricane Katrina?

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  • Louisiana/ New Orleans
  • Mississippi
  • Alabama
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11
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during what hazard were 800,000 people evacuated ?

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Typhoon Haiyan

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12
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how were people evacuated during Typhoon Haiyan?

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televised - by the president

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13
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Where were people evacuated to during Hurricane Katrina?

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the Superdome

- 10,000 people

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how was international aid a part of the response to Typhoon Haiyan?

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33 countries promised help and donation of food and water

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how many people were made homeless by Typhoon Haiyan?

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4.1 million

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16
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how much area was burnt during the Australian wildfires?

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18 million hectares

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17
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what was the estimated cost of the Australian wildfire?

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$100 billion

18
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how many people were killed in the Australian wildfires?

19
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how many animals were killed in the Australian wildfires?

20
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when were the Australian wildfires?

A

2019 (-2020)

21
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what caused the Australian wildfires?

A

Indian dipole - hotter/ drier/ less rainfall/ stronger westerly winds

22
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how high were the storm surges during Typhoon Haiyan?

23
Q

celebrity response to the Australian wildfires?

A

Leonardo DiCaprio donated $3 million

24
Q

what was the response to the Australian wildfires?

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  • 3,700 firefighters on the ground
  • 100 aircrafts in the air everyday during the peak of the fire
  • 3,000 army navy and air force reservist joined firefighters
25
what year was the earthquake in Haiti?
2010
26
approximately how much damage did the Haiti earthquake cost?
$8 billion - most costly earthquake in terms of % of a country's GDP
27
how many people were killed in the Haiti earthquake?
230,000
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how many people were displaced by the earthquake in Haiti?
1.5 million
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in total how many people were affected by the earthquake in Haiti?
3 million
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how much of the population live in poverty in Haiti?
80%
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where was the epicentre of the Haiti earthquake?
south west of Port au Prince
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how much did the earthquake in Haiti measure on the Richter scale?
7
33
what was the depth of the Haiti earthquake?
13 km | - estimate as there is a lack of local seismic data
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when was the Boxing day tsunami?
2004
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how many countries were affected by the Boxing day tsunami?
18 - Thailand - Indonesia - Sri Lanka - Maldives
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how many people were killed in the boxing day tsunami?
227,000 people
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how much was donated to the response efforts in the boxing day tsunami?
$14 billion
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what is the GDP per capita in Sri Lank?
$3,800
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how high were the waves during the Boxing Day tsunami?
30 meters
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what plate boundary was the boxing day tunami?
destructive | Indian plate subducting under the Eurasian plate