Typhoon Haiyan

Question 1

where and when was Typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 1

Philippines 2013, and made land 8th novemeber

Question 2

what category (and windspeed) was Typhoon Haiyan?

Answer 2

Category 5 with sustained winds over 195mph

Question 3

why is the philippines prone to storms?

Answer 3

• the philippines are a series of islands licated in the south china seaand regualrly suffer from typhoons that sweep southswest every year during tropica storms season
• the islands sit it an area of unusually warm ocean water
• deas level rise (global 20cm since 1900) is a factor that contributes to greater storm surges
• Tacloban stands at the end of a funnel shaped bay that squeezes water into destructive storm surges

Question 4

what was the highest sustained windspeed ?

Answer 4

195mph

Question 5

what was the storm surge height?

Answer 5

15m

Question 6

what were the charecteristics of typhoon haiyan?

scale and temporal

Answer 6

• lowest pressure - 895mb
• strength - category 5
• windspeed - 195mph
• radius of typhoon strength winds
• rainfall - 400mm
• storm surge height - 15m

Question 7

what were the social impacts of typhoon haiyan?

Answer 7

• 6201 deaths
• 1.1 million homes lost
• more than 4 million displaced
• over 28,000 casualties due to lack of aid
• 16 million affected
• UN admitted their responce was too slow
• two months later 21.000 families were still in 380 evacuation centres waiting to be rehoused
• spread of disease

Question 8

what were the economic impacts of typhoon haiyan

Answer 8

• estimated damage of $13 billion
• major sugar and rice farm areas destroyed
• betwee 50,000 - 120,000 tons of sugar lost and over 130,000 tonnes of rise lost
• estimated 175,000 acres of farmland was damaged (worth £85 million)
• philippines in major debt
• Tacloban city decimated

Question 9

what were the environmental impacts of typhoon haiyan?

Answer 9

• widespread flooding and loss of forests
• oil and sewage leaks into local ecosystem
• coconut plantation flaterned (coconut makes 1/2 of philippines agricultural exposts as they are the largest producer of coconut oil)
• fishing communities were extremely affected
• with 33 million coconut trees felled, international help was sought to mill the 15 million tons of timber rotting on the ground that threatened healthy trees

Question 10

what were the political impacts of typhoon haiyan?

Answer 10

• the president asked for international help the next day
• government was underpressure to speed up distribution of emergency aid
• government was accused of being unprepared leading to widespread protests
• increased gov speading created new policies to prepare for future storms
• $3 billion allocated for rehabilitation and reconstruction of affect areas

Question 11

what were the short-term responces to typhoon haiyan?

Answer 11

• the philippines asked for international help the next day
• international aid agencies responded quickly with food water and temporary shelters
• the philippines red cross delivered basic food aid
• UK sent shelter kits to provide emergency shelter for families
• over 1200 evacuation centres opened up for the homeless
• the french set up field hospitals to help to injured
• $475 million sent aid and the US sent 13,000 soldiers

Question 12

what were some long-term reponces to typhoon haiyan?

Answer 12

• the UN donated financial aid, supplies and medical support
• only 20% of victims recieved aid
• UN addmitted its responce was too slow
• cash for work schemes gave locals money to help clear the debris
• Oxfam helped finance replacement of the fishing boats
• increased number of cyclone shelters have been built further away from coastal areas