Typhoon Haitam And Hurrican Sandy Flashcards
(15 cards)
Cause and background of hurricane sandy
Hurricane sandy was predicted to hit florida but a low pressure system in Greenland meant it hit the New York area
Made worse as New York and New Jersey had no disaster relief fund and only had an evacuation plan for terrorist attacks
It was over 1100 miles long - much larger than normal tropical sto
What are the effects of hurricane sandy
1.63 billion in damages
2.111 people killed
3.Stock exchanged closed for 2 day - loss of 10s of millions of dollars
4. 8.1 million homes and businesses were without power
When did hurricane sandy hit New York
October 24th 2012
Why was the storm surge particularly difficult
It was a full moon - this meant tides were already high
What were long term responses of hurricane sandy
600 million dollars were given to Individuals impacted by FEMA
What were the short term effects of hurricane sandy
17.5 million food and snack items distributed by Red Cross- alleged food waste
45000 millitsry personnel were put in 7 states for possible duty
Evacuation of low lying coastal areas
Why was the Red Cross response to hurricane sandy criticised
The Red Cross were allegedly wasting food
The Red Cross were using vehicles for publicity stunts instead of aid
Red Cross response to states were very slow
Causes and background of typhoon Haiyan
Human interference made it worse as Tacloban was designed to funnel water into destructive storm surges
This caused their storm surge to be much higher than other areas
November 7th and 8th 2013
Most powerful storm ever recorded making landfall
Recent sea level rise in the Philippines is the highest in the world 3x higher than global average of 20 cm
Social impacts of typhoon Haiyan
Killed 7500 people and affected 9 million
1.9 million homeless and more than 6 million displaced
High spread of disease because of lack of food , shelter , water and medication
Areas less affected reported that their populations almost doubled because of refugees- overcrowding
Economic impacts of Typhoon Haiyan
2.9 billion estimated
Coconuts accounted for half the Philippines agri exports
50000- 120000 tons of sugar were lost
175000 acres of farmland were affected
131600 tons of rice lost
14000 fishing boats destroyed
Environmental impacts of typhoon Haiyan
Oil and sewage leaks into loval ecosystems
Lack of sanitation lead to higher levels of pollution
Coconut plantations flattened
What were the political impacts of typhoon Haiyan
The tacloban government was decimated with just 70 workers in the immediate days compared to 2500 normally- killed , injured , lost family or too traumatised
The United Nations admits their response has been too slow, reports of hunger and thirst
What were the political impacts of hurricane sandy
It interrupted the presidential election - Obama cancelled 3 days of appearances and engagements
What was the long term response of typhoon Haiyan
44000 seed packages were given - they have food for next year
55000 received tools and materials to rebuild homes
Trained farmers to reduce post harvest losses
What were the short term response of typhoon Haiyan
The WHO:
110000 children vaccinated against measles
500 tons of medical equipment provided
OCHA
500000 households recieved emergency shelter materials
