Natural Hazards Flashcards
1
Q
Effects on infrastructure in Haiti
A
- 8 collapsed hospitals
- 200,000 damaged houses
- Main port badly damaged
2
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Social effects in Haiti
A
- 220,000 dead
- 20% of jobs lost
- 1.3 million homeless
- cholera + violent crime
3
Q
Effects on economy in Japan
A
- Sendai airport flooded
- $360bn in damages
- Value of yen dropped
- Nuclear Powerplant meltdown
4
Q
Social effects in Japan
A
- 25000 deaths
- 150,000 homeless
- Community centre for refugees
5
Q
Japan Earthquake
A
- 2011
- 9.0 Magnitude
- Off coast of Sendai
- Causes 12-story high tsunami
6
Q
Haiti Earthquake
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- 2010
- Epicentre under Port Au Prince
- 7.0 magnitude
7
Q
Conditions for tropical storm
A
- Deep oceans
- Sea temperature > 27°C
- Área of low pressure/depression
- Fast moving trade winds
8
Q
Features of tropical storm
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- max wind speeds ~ 250Km/h
- Eye where cold air descends
- ## Eye wall is 15Km of tall clouds
9
Q
UK heatwave
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- 2022
- 3000 excess deaths
- hosepipe ban
- roads melting
10
Q
UK thunderstorms
A
- 2014
- 3000 lighting strikes
- power lines/property damaged
- people left without electricity
11
Q
Heavy snow
A
- irregular snow patterns
- low clouds and extreme cold
- wind brown over from siberia
12
Q
Effects of hurricane Matthew
A
550 +33 dead
200,000 houses
Cholera
13
Q
Responses to hurricane Matthew
(Haiti, US)
A
17000 had seed/animal vouchers
Developing housing
$120 mil donated by UN
Hurricane tracking
