Weather Hazzards

Question 1

Global distribution of tropical storms

Answer 1

Between tropics of cancer and Capricorn

Question 2

Global atmospheric circulation model

Answer 2

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Question 4

Where do tropical storms develop?

Answer 4

5 and 30 degrees north and south of the equator

Question 5

Conditions for a tropical storm to form?

Answer 5

Sea temp of at least 27 degrees

Low wind sheer

Question 6

Formation of a tropical storm

Answer 6

Warm ocean water (27°C+) causes moist air to rise.
2. Rising air cools and condenses, forming thunderstorm clouds and releasing latent heat.
3. This fuels more rising air, creating low pressure.
4. Air rushes in, rises, and the storm begins to spin (due to the Coriolis effect).
5. A circular storm system forms with a calm eye in the centre.

Question 7

How might climate change affect distribution and frequency of a tropical storm?

Answer 7

As oceans temperature rises it meets the requirements for a tropical storm to form

Question 8

Structure of a tropical storm

Question 9

Typhoon Haiyan primary effects?

Answer 9

6300 people killed

1 million homes were severely damaged or destroyed

1.9 million left homeless

Question 10

Typhoon Haiyan secondary effects?

Answer 10

5.6 million workers lost their jobs after businesses and agricultural land were destroyed

Lack of clean water lead to disease such as dysentery

Flooding triggered landslides which blocked roads and arrival of aid

Question 11

Typhoon Haiyan Immediate responses?

Answer 11

PAGASA have warning of the typhoon 2 days prior, which lead to the evacuation of 800k residents

Fishermen were warned not to go to sea

Government declared state of emergency which led to many charities giving aid e.g food water

Question 12

Typhoon Haiyan long term responses?

Answer 12

The UN appealed for over 300 million to help fund rebuilding

Charities built new storm resistant buildings for those who lost there homes

Tourism board encouraged people to visit the country after the storm.

Question 13

What types of extreme weather does the uk have?

Answer 13

Heavy snow, heatwaves, storms, floods droughts

Question 14

Cumbria floods 2009 causes?

Answer 14

Torrential rain

Question 15

Cumbria floods primary effects?

Answer 15

1500 homes flooded

Business and schools closed

Roads and bridges destroyed

Question 16

Cumbria floods secondary effects?

Answer 16

Long term homelessness

Economic loss from businesses

Psychological torment

Question 17

Cumbria floods immediate responses?

Answer 17

Emergency services rescued around 200 people by boat/ helicopter

Environment agency issued flood warnings

Question 18

Cumbria foods long term responses?

Answer 18

4.4 mil spent on new flood defences

Improved forecast system