Hazard hotspot California - Causes and effects table in A Level and IB Geography

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Created by: Jaylea
Created on: 09-05-16 21:22

Hazard hotspot California

Causes

6% of the population lives on a floodplain
located on a 'swarm' of fault lines that run north-south along the coast
millions live on active faultlines such as the san andreas fault
pople live in moutanous and risky areas
rapid population growth
potentially active volcanoes in the cascades range
coatline vulnerable to tsunamis
liable to flash floods and landslides
wildfires are caused by hot temperature

Effects

1994 nothridge earthquake: happened in LA, killed 72, cost of $12 billion
1964 Alakskian tsunami:9.2 magnitude, 119 killed, cost of $300-400 million
Napa county wildfire 2007: 3800 acres burnt, 2 houses and 7 building destroyed including a school
Hurricane katrina 2005: catergory 5, 1836 confirmed dead, cost $81.2 billion

Overall summary

A grown gpopulation deciding to live in risky areas is making california more vulnerable. and the amount of management put in place is also giving locals a low risk perception. However in most cases these management stratgies help.

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