Typhoon Haiyan Case Study
- Created by: 15patersond
- Created on: 20-02-20 10:12
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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
- Flash floods and landslides
- 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
- Biggest producer of coconut oil
- Philippines reliant on primary industry
- Social
- 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
- ShelterBox (GB) provided
- Hit the southeast coast of the Phillipines
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