Effects and Responses to Tropical Storms / Management

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Created on: 09-04-19 16:33

primary effects of tropical storms

Buildings/ bridges are destroyed, river/ coastal areas flooded, injured and killed by debris/drowned, transport damaged, electricity cables damaged, flooding = sewage overflows = contaminates water supplies

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secondary effects of tropical storms

Homelessness =lack of shelter = distress/ poverty/ ill health/ death, shortage of clean water / lack of proper sanitation, easiest spread of diseases, transport blocked = aid/ emergency vehicles cannot get through, shortages of food from damage of cr

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immediate responses to tropical storms

Evacuation, rescue, treat injured, temporary shelters, temporary supplies of water/ food/ electricity/ gas/ communication systems, recover dead bodies = no spread of disease, foreign governments = aid workers/ supplies/ equipment/ financial donations

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long-term responses to tropical storms

Repair homes/ rehouse, prepare/ replace damaged infrastructure, repair/ improve flood defence systems, improved forecasting techniques, provide aid/ grants or subsidised = to repair/ strengthen homes, promote economic recovery, improve building regul

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ways of reducing the risks of tropical storms

Prediction, planning, protection

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how does prediction reduce the risk?

Using radar, satellites, aircraft to monitor storms, computer models to predict path of storm come up predicting where and when = time to evacuate/ protect their homes

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how does planning reduce the risk?

Future developments that avoid areas most at risk, emergency services =train/ prepare for disasters, evacuation routes

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how does protection reducing the risk?

Buildings designed to withstand tropical storms e.g. reinforced concrete / put on stilts, flood defences built along rivers and coasts, protection = would use buildings destroyed / death/ injuries/ homelessness/ unemployment

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