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What was the location of the developing earthquake case study?
Haiti
What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Haiti?
70 richter
What were the primary impacts of the Haiti earthquake?
316,000 killed, 1.5 million homeless, hospitals destroyed, electricity, water, and sanitation destroyed.
What were the secondary impacts of the Haiti earthquake?
Cholera outbreak, factories shut, no tourists, jobs and money lost, looting and crime increased.
What was the emergency response to the Haiti earthquake?
Poor response, people in squalid camps, international aid provided most food, water, and shelter.
What was the long-term response to the Haiti earthquake?
Harbour cleared by USA for food delivery, 235,000 moved from capital to smaller cities, new buildings earthquake proofed with tyres and bamboo.
What was the location of the developed earthquake case study?
Tohoku, Japan
What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Tohoku, Japan?
9.0 richter
What were the primary impacts of the Tohoku earthquake?
1,500 died in quake, 17,000 in tsunami, 500,000 homeless, destroyed homes, roads, and infrastructure.
What were the secondary impacts of the Tohoku earthquake?
Tsunami and 17,000 deaths were secondary, damage of tsunami estimated at 300 billion dollars.
What was the emergency response to the Tohoku earthquake?
Soldiers mobilized to rescue, evacuated people from near nuclear plant.
What was the long-term response to the Tohoku earthquake?
20,000 prefab houses built in Sendai, restored power and transport, new seawall built.
What was the location of the developing volcano case study?
Mount Pinatubo, Philippines
What were the primary impacts of the Mount Pinatubo eruption?
1,000 killed, 70,000 homes destroyed, ash cloud caused darkness.
What were the secondary impacts of the Mount Pinatubo eruption?
Disease in camps killed hundreds, global temperature dropped.
What was the emergency response to the Mount Pinatubo eruption?
PHIVOLCS installed tilt meters/seismographs, people evacuated.
What was the long-term response to the Mount Pinatubo eruption?
Built dams to protect against future lahars.
What was the location of the developed volcano case study?
Kilauea, USA
What were the primary impacts of the Kilauea volcano?
Destroyed 200 homes, blocked roads, destroyed power lines.
What was the emergency response to the Kilauea volcano?
Vaccinations given to protect against disease, international aid provided.
What was the location of the developing storm case study?
Typhoon Haiyan, Philippines
What were the primary impacts of Typhoon Haiyan?
90% of Tacloban destroyed, nearly 10,000 killed, 4 million homeless.
What were the secondary impacts of Typhoon Haiyan?
11 billion tonnes of crops destroyed, fights over food supplies in evacuation camps.
What was the emergency response to Typhoon Haiyan?
Evacuation ordered, food aid sent.
