hurricane sandy

Question 1

when was hurricane sandy

Answer 1

29 october 2012

Question 2

where did the hurricane hit usa

Answer 2

new jersey

Question 3

which countries did hurricane go over and where did it start

Answer 3

carabean sea - jamaica haiti cuba bahamas

Question 4

how was storm fuelled

Answer 4

formed with weather system fuelled by contasting temperatures

Question 5

how fast were the winds

Answer 5

100mph

Question 6

how much higher were water levels

Answer 6

9m

Question 7

what resulted from higher water levels

Answer 7

strom surges and flooding

Question 8

how did power lines breaking affect response

Answer 8

unable to communicate response and didnt know which areas were at need most

Question 9

what percentage of jamaica has no electricity

Answer 9

70%

Question 10

how many homeless in haiti

Answer 10

200,000

Question 11

how many overall deaths

Answer 11

233

Question 12

how were houses destroyed

Answer 12

by flooding and high winds

Question 13

how was transport disrupted

3 things

Answer 13

road blockages
too windy to fly = airport closed
subways and streets flooded

Question 14

what affect did this have on politics

Answer 14

interupted political campaigns

boosted obama stock as he responded well to disaster

Question 15

how expensive was the damage

Answer 15

75 billion

Question 16

did mental health increase or decrease

Answer 16

increase

Question 17

what happened to new york stock exchange

Answer 17

it closed = further decline in economy

Question 18

how did schools respond to warnings

Answer 18

closed

Question 19

what did people do when they heard warning

Answer 19

stocked up on provisions

Question 20

how were houses adapted

Answer 20

rooves reinforced

Question 21

what did power companies to

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Answer 21

employed more poeple so that electricty lines could be fixed quicker

Question 22

how did they help people who had lost their homes short term

Answer 22

opened hurricane centre

Question 23

how was cuba helped

Answer 23

food sent to 500,00 in cuba

Question 24

what did us army help to do

Answer 24

evacuate areas that were flood risk

Question 25

how were laws changed after event

Answer 25

stricter building regs

Question 26

how were houses built back

Answer 26

built back better

Question 27

how many people without power

Answer 27

8 million in usa

Question 28

how much of atlantic city board walk washed away

Answer 28

1.5km

Question 29

where was there flooding in usa

Answer 29

Lower manhattan

Question 30

how many flights cnaccled in 4 days

Answer 30

20,000 comercial flights

Question 31

how mnay forced to evacuate

Answer 31

1 million

Question 32

how mnay homes destroyed in long island bc of storm surge

Answer 32

100,000 due to 3m storm surge

Question 33

how much were repair costs of south ferry subway station

Answer 33

600 milllion

Question 34

how mnay fires occureed in new york

Answer 34

23 fires = 80 homes destroyed

Question 35

how many people rehomed

Answer 35

40,000

Question 36

how much planned to be spent on new york flood defense

Answer 36

420 billion

Question 37

how many applied for the build back better program

Answer 37

24000

Question 38

how much money spent protecting subways in manhattan

Answer 38

9 billion

Question 39

whats the scheme being done in manahttan to protect subways

Answer 39

steel gates at entrances to stop water entering

Question 40

how many evac centres new york

Answer 40

70

Question 41

how much did NBC raise

Answer 41

23 miilion

Question 42

how big was emergency releif package

Answer 42

60 billion

Question 43

how many died in cuba

Answer 43

11

Question 44

how many died in usa

Answer 44

131

Question 45

how much was damage in cuba

Answer 45

80 million