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- Created on: 28-05-14 17:29
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- Tropical Revolving Storm Case Study
- KATRINA- USA
- Description
- struck South East USA 29th August 2005
- a storm formed over Bahams on 23rd August
- moved north west and strengthened into a hurricane just before went over Florida into Gulf of Mexico
- As it traveled over warm water of Gulf of Mexico strengthened to Category 5
- on night of 28th August weakened into Category 3
- On morn of 29th struck with winds around 200km/h, 200-250mm rain and Storm surge of 8.5m Mississippi
- Impacts
- 1836 killed
- 300,000 houses destroyed
- hundreds of thousands homeless
- 3million no electricity
- I-10 bridge closed
- water supply polluted
- 5 died from bacterial infection
- water supply polluted
- I-10 bridge closed
- 3million no electricity
- hundreds of thousands homeless
- 300,000 houses destroyed
- 230,000 jobs lost
- $300billion damage
- 30oil platforms in Gulf of Mexico damaged
- 5300km2 forest destoryed effecting logging industry ($5billion loss)
- 30oil platforms in Gulf of Mexico damaged
- $300billion damage
- coastal habitats such as sea turtle breeding beaches damaged
- oil spills due to damaged oil refineries
- flooding of salt marshes in Louisiana=loss habitat
- oil spills due to damaged oil refineries
- 1836 killed
- Effective Warning systems in USA
- WARNINGS
- National Hurricane Center tracked and predicted
- August 26 issued hurricane warning for Lousisana, Mississippi and Alabama
- National Hurricane Center tracked and predicted
- RESPONSES
- Before
- FEMA co-ordinated
- started preparation with US coastguard positioned helicopters and boats
- FEMA organised teams and supplies-e.g. Mortuary teams wih refrigerated trucks
- Evacuation
- During/After
- 100,000 people did not evacuate wanted to stay and protect property or no money, no transport
- emergency shelters e.g. Louisiana Superdome- 26,000 people
- FEMA sent search and rescue teams with supplies
- 58,000 national guard troops
- $4billion in charity
- Before
- WARNINGS
- Description
- NARGIS- BURMA
- Description
- Storm formed in Bay of Bengal in April
- 28th April it had strengthened upgraded to a cyclone
- as it approached cost of Burma strengthened to Category 4
- May 2nd hit coast of Burma with wind speeds of around 215km/h Storm surge of 5m
- weakened as it moved inland downgraded to storm 3rd May
- Impacts
- 140,000 killed
- 450,000 houses destroyed
- 4000 schools destroyed
- 70%population no access to clean water
- 2.5million no shelter
- 70%population no access to clean water
- 4000 schools destroyed
- 450,000 houses destroyed
- 600,000 hectares of agricultural land destoryed
- Crops were lost
- 200,000 farm animal killed
- millions lost livelihoods- fishing boats destoryed
- 200,000 farm animal killed
- Crops were lost
- 38,000hectares of mangrove forests were desttoyed
- flooding caused erosion and salination of land
- 140,000 killed
- WASNT PREPARED
- doesnt have a dedicated hurricane monitoring centre
- radio warnings didnt reach poorest people who were at most risk
- no emergency or evacuation plan
- RESPONSES
- initially government refused foreign aid
- 9th May accpeted donationsbut no aid workers
- UNHCR SENT 22tonnes of tents
- french navy ship denied entry a thought it was a war ship
- UNHCR SENT 22tonnes of tents
- 9th May accpeted donationsbut no aid workers
- some aid was seized by military delayed to people who needed it
- initially government refused foreign aid
- Description
- KATRINA- USA
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