UNIT 1 WORLD AT RISK CASE STUDIES 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyCase studiesASEdexcel Created by: beth_kirby17Created on: 13-05-16 17:51 Oklahoma+Texas Dust Bowl 1930 150,00 sqaure mile area soil locked strong route system choked cattle, 60% population had to leave 1 of 18 Pakistan Floods 2010 huge levels monsoon rainfall=flood- 203mm in 3 days 1,781 killed 2,900 injured 23% crops destroyed BUT HELPED MANAGE MANGROVES 2 of 18 Eyafjallajokull 2010 triggered by meltwater floods, being on constructive plate boundary PRIMARY: ash blocked sun, homes destroyed and roads damaged,£80 million costs SECONDARY: fresh food imports stopped,water contamination 3 of 18 London Tornado 2006 High levels of energy in air 150 houses destroyed 6 injured but no deaths £10 million damage lasted 20 seconds 4 of 18 Community Hydropower in Kenya kathamu and thima- community hydroelectric systems provide lighting, radio and telecommunications to over 200 homes saves 42 tonnes of c02 emissions each year appropriate tech 5 of 18 Low Carbon Wolvercote, Oxfordshire Each road has a waste champion who organises rubbish swaps Green transport introduced Cloth bags instead of plastic Climatexchange acted as a catalyst in area to lower carbon footprint 6 of 18 CALIFORNIA 40 million huge risk from geophysical hazards 70% live within 50km of fault line earthquakes= 3 times a year 20% below poverty line 7 of 18 PHILLIPPINES 7000 islands, 25% bigger than UK 91 million in 2007 Problems: sits across major plate boundary, tsunami prone, drought+flooding and landslides 8 of 18 Hurricane Jeanne, Haiti 2004 2004 september= 3,000 died 250,000 left homeless and starved efforts for aid hampered by mudslides blocking main road trees= only affordable fuel 9 of 18 Maldives 311,000 1,196 islands most just 2m above sea level prone to natural disasters LOW LYING economy dependant on tourism 10 of 18 Tuvalu 1978 independance 9 islands= 10,500 people no more than 5m above sea level relies on semi-subsistence farming lack adaptive capacity high fertility rate £12 million= GDP 11 of 18 Netherlands richest countries in world 50% land is reclaimed by sea densely populated LOW LYING BUT DEFENDED 1m rise in sea level will cost $12 million to defend 12 of 18 ARCTIC Temp rising at twice rate of rest of the world thawing permafrost releases methane coniferous forests enroach on tundra increased risk of forest fires loss of hunting culture for indigenous 13 of 18 AFRICA Water issues - demand outstrips supply - war and famine -food insecurity - 70% subsistence farmers -health -debt crisis - development of coastal zones =60% 14 of 18 India and China both critical role to play in controlling emissions Indias greenhouse gas emissions will rise 70% by 2025 Both desperate for energy to fuel economic expansion 15 of 18 London Climate Change Strategy 2007 "Action today to protect tomorrow" reduce its c02 levels to 30% of 1990 levels by 2025 green homes programme low carbon goods clean,efficient public transport small scale renewable energy schemes 16 of 18 Biomass Cooking 2.5 billion people burn biomass for cooking accounts for 80% of global renewable energy sudan kenya 17 of 18 Kyoto Protocol 120 countries- 1997 havent been huge success 0.5% by 2012 london=6% 18 of 18
Comments
No comments have yet been made