Flash cards with key statistics and facts about the main case studies of P1 AQA GCSE Geography. Case studies include Typhoon Haiyan, earthquakes in both Chile and Nepal. The effects of climate change in the Maldives and extreme weather in the UK (Somerset Level Floods). Coastal management at Holder...
Effects of tropical storms
• Tear of roofs
Tropical storms can be November 2013 Primary
tracked and warnings given Super typhoon Haiyan Impacts of st
• Overturn cars
to those in coastal areas to and storm
• Make large objects fly
• Torrential rain can lead to evacuate. In the aftermath was a category 5 on Secondary
flooding people need emergancy the Saffir-Simpson Longer term
• Low atmospheric pressure can
cause the sea level to rise
support. Reconstruction Scale hit the caused by th
causing storm surges may take many months. Philippines effec
6300 people 90% of Tacloban Over 600,000 Destroye
killed mostly City destroyed. people 3000 fishi
Airport badly problem
drowned by a displaced a key so
storm surge damaged . income a
Strong winds
damaged
Over 400mm
of rain caused
14 million Flooding
lands
power lines widespread affected blocking
cutting off
and crops flooding commu
, Power supplies Shortages of food, Hospitals Lootin
in some areas water and shelter
cut off for a lead to outbreaks and schools violence
of disease destroyed in Tacl
month Cit
Immediate The UN, Australia Rebuilding of Foreign
responses and Japan sent roads, bridges suppor
Long term financial aid and and airports livelih
responses medical support facili
US air craft carrier, Over 1200 The Uk government French
George Washington evacuationcentres sent aid kits each Belgium
assisted with search were set up to able to provide hospitals
and rescue and the help the homeless emergency shelter to help th
delivery of aid for a family
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