yr8 eoy revision Flashcards
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what were the primary effects of the nepal earthquake?
8,841 dead, over 16,000 injured, 1 million made homeless. destruction of 26 hospitals and 50% of schools. 3562 aftershocks including a 7.3 earthquake 2 weeks later
when was the nepal earthquake?
28th april, 2015
what magnitude was the nepal earthquake?
7.8
what are some secondary effects of the nepal earthquake?
an avalanche was triggered on mount everest, causing 19 deaths, there were many landslides (one in Ghodatabela which caused 250 deaths) harvests were reduced/lost (ruined by rubble), short term loss of tourist revenue
what are the immediate responses of the nepal earthquake?
the red cross provided 225,000 tents for people, the UN and WHO distributed medical supplies, the UK disaster committee raised $126 million for the worst hit areas.
what are some long term responses of the nepal earthquake?
the FAO helped farmers to expand crop production, 8 months after $ 274 million of aid had helped the recovery effort, nepals goveremnt carried out an assesment to see what buildings needed to be rebuilt
what district did the nepal earthquake hit?
gorkha
when was the eyjafjallajokull eruption?
april 2010
where was the eyjafjallajokull eruption?
iceland.
what were the primary effects of the eyjafjallajokull eruption?
700 people evactuated due to glacier melting (flooding)
agricultural land was damaged due to ash
the temp of river rised to 50 degrees killing fish
the ash contaminated water supplies
7 million people were stranded due to cancelled flights
what were the secondary effects of the eyjafjallajokull volcano?
travel was severly disrupted bc of the ash- airlines lost £130 million per day
no flights=2.8 million tonesw of carbon dioxide was NOT released
europes biggest tourism company lost £5 million a day
what were the immediate responses of the eyjafallajokull eruption?
1200 people were evacuated
people had to wear googles and face masks (ash was too thick)
farmers were warned to not let livestock drink the water (full of ash)
what were the long term responses of the eyjafallajokull eruption?
roads were reconstructed, bridges were strengthened and raised higher
rocks from the volcano were used for building
big boost of tourism
when was the indian ocean tsunami?
26 december 2004
what was the magnitude of the earthquake under indian ocean? (that caused the tsunami)
9
how many people were killed in the indian ocean tsunami?
250,000
