tropical storms

Question 1

developed country HIC tropical storm case study

Answer 1

Hurricane Katrina

Question 2

when and where was hurricane Katrina

Answer 2

one of the wealthiest countries in world, usa
- formed over Bahamas 23 Aug moved NW and strengthened as it passed over the Gulf of Mexico sea
- struck coastline in Missisipi on 29th of august

Question 3

what catagory storm was Katrina

Answer 3

3, winds 200kn and 200-250mm of rainfall in louisiana

Question 4

how high was the storm surge in Mississippi
and the general impacts of the Hurricane Katrina

Answer 4

8.5m
coast of Louisiana and Mississippi most effected south Florida and Cuba also impacted. The heavy rainfall overwelled New Orleans over 80% of the city flooded

Question 5

Katrina - Social impacts

Answer 5

1,800 people died, 300,00 home destroyed, hundreds and thousands left homeless with 3 million people left without electricity. Main route of new Orleans closed 1-11 bridge collapsed
water polluted with sewage and chemicals with 5 people dead due to this. 18 schools in New Orleans destroyed, 74 damaged effecting education in the long term

Question 6

economic impacts

Answer 6

2300 jobs lost from damaged businesses. Industry disrupted. 30 oil platforms in Glug of Mexico damaged/destroyed. Ports damaged effecting shipping industry, 5300km of forest destroyed in Mississippi - 85mill lost from logging. Total cost of damages was around 300 billion

Question 7

environmental impacts

Answer 7

coastal habitats destroyed such as sea turtles breeding beaches. Coastal conservation areas destroyed e.g Breton National Wildfire refuge in Louisiana
massive oil spills due to flooding.

Question 8

what was the effective waning system that helped USA -

Answer 8

USA has a sophisticated monitoring system to predict where hurricanes will hit.
Aug 26 the National Hurricane centre in Florida issued a hurricane warning in Louisiana and Mississippi and Alabama, it continued its tracking letting the government know where it would hit this helped people prep usa coastal guard positioned helicopters, boats around areas likely effected organise teams and supplies.
emergency shelters put up for people that didn’t evacuate
refrigerated trucks to deal with dead bodies
new Orland’s ordered compulsury evacuation 80% of poeple left.

Question 9

Responses to hurricane Katrina storm

Answer 9

emergency shelters set up, Louisiana superdome sheltered 26,000 people during teh Hurrican. Coastguard, police,fire service and armie recued over 50,000 poeple. Sett up search and rescue teams.
Charities collected over 4 billion donations from the public for the victims.

Question 10

what is the name of the LIC example -

Answer 10

Cyclone Nagris

Question 11

location of Cyclone Nagris and date
what is the category of cyclone

Answer 11

Struck Mayamar on the 2nd of May 2008
- formed in Bay of Bengal, approached coast of Myanmar one of the least developed countries in the world strengthening to a cat 4 cyclone
- wind speeds of 215km and a storm surge of 5m

Question 12

general and
social impacts

Answer 12

Irrawaddy delta - hardest hit as only just above sea level 14,000km of land flooded. Sri Lanka also effected heavy rainfall, flooding and landslides.
social = 140,000 people killed, 450,000 houses destroyed. 2.5 mill people left without shelter
4000 schools and 75% of health facilities destroyed. 45% of fresh water sources valuable for local people damaged by saltwater- 70% of people have no access to clean water lots of people suffered from disease by poor sanity and contaminated water e.g diarrhoea

Question 13

economic impacts

Answer 13

600km squared of agricultural land damages - valuable rice paddies over 40% of food recourses damaged. Millions of people lost there livelihoods e.g fishing boats destroyed. Total cost 4 bill dollars

Question 14

environmental impacts

Answer 14

380km of mangrove forest destroyed. flooding cause erosion, landslides and salinization

Question 15

why wasn’t Myanmar prepared for the storm

Answer 15

Myanmar no hurricane monitoring system, India system warned government cyclone likely to hit 48h before. Warnings issued via tv and radio, however didn’t say how strong it would be, to evacuate or how to prepare. Government inisaly refuse emergency foreign aid only accepted on 9th of may UN refugee agency gave food and water and charities set up shelter, water purification tablets and first aid kits.
At this time Myanmar ruled by Military- seized and turned away aid, aid workers not aloud in country until 19th of May - more than 2 weeks after disaster which will have increased death toll