Typhoon Haiyan Case Study

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  • Typhoon Haiyan
    • Hit the southeast coast of the Phillipines
      • Went through Leyte, Tachloban and Samar regions
    • Winds of 195 mph
    • 8th November 2013
    • Causes
      • Vast expanse of warm water
      • Collection of islands don't create enough windshear
      • Rising sea levels and temperatures
        • Global warming
      • Low level of social development
    • Consquences
      • Social
        • Cities and towns destroyed
        • Secondary causes
          • Disease
          • Lack of food + medical care
      • Enviromental
        • Flash floods and landslides
          • 400mm of rainwater delivered
      • Economic
        • Philippines reliant on primary industry
          • Biggest producer of coconut oil
            • Coconut plantations levelled by flooding
          • Thousands of hectares of rice destroyed
          • Fishing boats destroyed
    • Responses
      • ShelterBox (GB) provided
        • Water purification equipment, blankets
        • Cooking equipment, solar powered lights
      • 1215 evacuation centres set up
      • UN sent aid + relief teams
        • UK government donated £50 million

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