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No. killed in Hurricane Katrina
1836
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No. evacuated in Hurricane Katrina
million
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Property damage hurricane katrina ($)
81billion
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Percentage of wetland lost hurricane katrina
20
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capacity of superdrome H.Katrina
15000
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How many turned up to the superdrome for shelter H.Katrina
26000
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T/F 25th Aug 2005 Hurricane Katrina
True
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T/F Hurricane Matthew 15th October 2016
False
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T/F Hurricane Matthew 4th October 2016
True
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Poorest country in Western Hemisphere
Haiti
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No. killed in Haiti Hurricane Matthew
1600
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Percentage of Jeramie wiped out Hurricane Matthew
80
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No made homeless in Haiti Hurricane Matthew
175000
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Disease that surged in Haiti after Hurricane Matthew
Cholera
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Damage in Haiti $
1.9billion
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Name of charity that launched appeal for Haiti
Red cross
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No. of hours warning for US of Hurricane Matthew
24
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Mandatory evacuation in which US state for Hurricane Matthew
Georgia
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Month of Cyclone Sidr
November
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Category cyclone Sidr
4
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No of million that live in Bangladesh coastal zone
40
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No killed in Cyclone Sidr
4000
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System destroyed from Cyclone Sidr
Mangrove
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30,000acres of what destroyed in Cyclone Sidr?
forest resources
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How many lost income or jobs as a result of Cyclone Sidr?
2million
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____ issue which caused higher death rate from Cyclone Sidr
Culture
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Tornado 2005 where?
Birmingham
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T/F Birmingham Tornado 28th July 2005
True
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617____ affected from B.Tornado
Businesses
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£damage from B.Tornado
40million
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Who set up emergency field centre in Birmingham
Paradmedics
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Name of system in place in Birmingham after 2005
City alert
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Fund of £1mil set up for who after tornado 2005?
Small businesses
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How many injured in B.Tornado?
20
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Name of forecaster who mispredicted 1987 storm
Michael Fish
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No.killed in 1987 storm
18
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System funded after 1987 storm
Met Office
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£2billion in_____ after 1987 storm?
insurance claims
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5million homes without_____ from 1897 storm
electricity
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Factor affecting Lynmouth 1952
Geology
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Factor affecting no at risk (Dregg) Lynmouth '52
Time of year
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No killed by Lynmouth floods
34
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What is where Lyndale hotel used to be?
Car park
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Where was the course of the river widened at Lynmouth?
Mouth
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Replacement bridges made of ___ after 1952 disaster?
Wood
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% of Netherlands below sea level
26
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No killed in North Sea Storms 1953
1836
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89_____ broke through (North Sea storms)
Dykes
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What fixed bridges and dykes quickly? (North Sea storms)
Phoenix Casson
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All dykes fixed after ___ months (North Sea storms)
10
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20,000 ___ died (North Sea storms)
cattle
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Zone of Montroc declared safe ____
white
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Month of Montroc disaster
February
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Conditions that caused avalanche Montroc
Antecedent
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Who charged with 2nd degree murder after Monroc avalanche?
Mayor
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No killed in Monroc?
12
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Heatwave in 2003, where?
Europe
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15,000 died where in 2003 drought?
France
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Wildfires broke out in ___ in 2003 drought?
Portugal
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75% less wheat harvest where in 2003 drought?
Ukraine
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Death toll highest where?
Cities
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Where not prepared due to lack of air con?
Western Europe
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Type of Anticylcone 2003?
Blocking
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3million hit with famine where in 2005?
Niger
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% of farmland with degradation in Africa
65
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2010 how many faced starvation due to temps above 46degrees
350000
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1930 what moved position?
Jet stream
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Strong winds in Mid-West USA 1930 due to?
El nino
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Plant that used to hold soil together in Mid-west?
Prairie
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Who suffered with pneumonia in 1930s
Young people
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How many moved state after 1930 dustbowl
500000
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Kenya scheme to reduce water shortage and arid land
Excellent development
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80% of where's land is dry and arid?
Kenya
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Month of Great Smog 1952
December
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Who asphyxiated by smog of 1952?
Cattle
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Pulmonary illness increasing death rates after 1952 smog
Bronchitis
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1956 and 1968 acts
Clean air
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Number died in 1952 smog
4000
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