1.7.B Mega disasters

Question 1

What is a mega disaster?

Answer 1

A large scale disaster that poses problems for effective management and require coordinated, usually international, responses.
They are high impact, low probability

Question 2

Criteria for a mega- disaster

Answer 2

+2000 deaths
+200,000 people become homeless
GDP reduced by atleast 5%

Question 3

What made Iceland 2010 a mega disaster?

Answer 3

African countries lost approx £65 mil due to loss of perishable goods as they could not be flown to europe
Tourism/Airlines lost income due to not being able to fly
Nissan vehicles plant in Japan had to halt production as parts were not able to be flown

Question 4

What made Japan 2011 a mega disaster?

Answer 4

Lost a gdp of 5%
Radioactive damage

Question 5

What made the Indian Ocean Tsunami a mega disaster?

Answer 5

over 200,000 people died
14 countries effected
1.7 mil people made homeless

Question 6

2011 Japan tsunami - What did it show?

Answer 6

How globalised, interdependent world economy could be affected by economic and human impacts of disasters.

Question 7

2011 Japanese tsunami (Tohoku) - Impacts of Fukushima nuclear meltdown

Answer 7

Catalyst in Germany abandoning its nuclear energy programme.

Question 8

2011 Japanese tsunami (Tohoku) - Impact on energy (gas)

Answer 8

Affected worldwide availability and affordability of liquified natural gas affected by Japans increased demand

Question 9

2011 Japanese tsunami (Tohoku) - Impact on Asia energy

Answer 9

Impacted Asian market where they had quickest rate of increasing energy consumption

Question 10

2011 Japanese tsunami (Tohoku) - Impact on capital costs

Answer 10

Nuclear power plant accident contributed to escalating capital costs associated with construction of new nuclear reactors because additional safety measures required