hazards -impacts of tropical storms

Question 1

what are the social primary impacts of a tropical storm?

Answer 1

.widespread flooding, which can cause death and injury
.damaged property and infrastructure

Question 2

what are the primary environmental impacts of a tropical storm?

Answer 2

.flooding can have a major impact on coastal habitats -particularly sensitive ecosystems

Question 3

what are the social secondary impacts of a tropical storm?

Answer 3

.homelessness and the break-up of communities from homes being destroyed
.damage to infrastructure can increase risk of looting
.consequences of flooding eg-contamination of water supplies

Question 4

what are the secondary economic impacts of a tropical storm?

Answer 4

.damage to agricultural land causes an immediate loss of income for farmers -restoring the land can
also be costly and can take time if the soil is contaminated by salt due to flooding
.cost of repairing any damage caused to buildings and infrastructure

Question 5

what are the secondary environmental impacts of a tropical storm?

Answer 5

.sea fish are often killed because of silting -where grains of silt or sand accumulate
.freshwater fish may be killed during a storm surge

Question 6

what do the overall potential impacts of a tropical storm depend on?

Answer 6

.both physical factors eg -size, intensity and speed of storm, distance form the sea and the geography of the costal areas and human eg -preparations made by the community, warnings and community response