Typhoon Haiyan case study
- Created by: cameronlili16
- Created on: 05-04-18 12:05
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- Typhoon Haiyan
- primary effects
- 600,000+ people displaced/ 40,000 homes destroyed
- secondary effects
- flooding caused landslides and blocked roads
- 14million effected
- 6 million lost their source of income
- shortages of food, water and shelter led to outbreak of diseases
- immediate responses
- 1200+ shelters were set up to help homeless
- UK government sent shelter kits
- food aid, water and temporary shelters
- secondary responses
- rice farming and fishing quickly re-established
- 1000s of homes have been built away from areas at risk of flooding
- foreign donors supported new livelihood opportunities
- rebuilding of roads, bridges and airport facilities
- causes of the storm
- warm ocean of 27 degrees/ enough coriolis effect to create rotating winds over the ocean's surface
- storm surge
- location and when
- waves up to 15m high
- category 5 storm
- winds up to 275 km/h
- November 2013
- primary effects
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