Tropical Storms Case Studies MEDC &LEDC

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Date of Katrina & GDP of USA
29th August 2005 (GDP = $53,000 USD)
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Location of New Orleans
SE USA, in gulf of Mexico, in state of Louisiana, Mississippi river flows through
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Cause of Katrina
Formed 200 miles SE of Bahamas on 23rd August 2005. New Orleans is below sea level and is built on wetlands. Tourism big employer - 10 million tourists a year
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Social Impacts of Katrina
1,836 dead, 300,000 houses destroyed, 3 million people with no power, 1 million homeless
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Economical Impacts of Katrina
$300 billion cost, 230,000 lost jobs from businesses that were destroyed
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Environmental Impacts of Katrina
Coastal habitats like turtle breeding beaches were damaged, oil contaminated the water,
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Responses (Katrina)
Super dome sheltered 25000, $800 million on new flood defences, $34 billion set aside by government to build new houses and schools, FEMA provided housing for 700,000, $50 billion in aid by US government, coast guard rescued 33,500 stranded people
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Date of Cyclone Nargis
2nd May 2008
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Location of Myanmar. Where did the cyclone first hit?
Myanmar is East of India, West of China. in South East Asia. The cyclone hit the West coast, specifically Irrawaddy.
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General info about Myanmar
$1,200 GDP (USD), primary exports: timber, oil ( poor infrastructure so could not utilise all wealth), rubies. Military dictatorship -> isolates country and so restricted development, government remove Mangroves (trees) for business ( absorbed H20)
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Where did Nargis form?
Bay of Bengal
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Social Impacts of Nargis
140,000 dead, 450,000 houses were destroyed, 70% of households had no access to clean water (and lack of food), 3 million homeless
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Economical Impacts of Nargis
$4 billion cost, 200,000 farm animals killed, 2008 and 2009 harvests destroyed, 40% of food stores lost
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Environmental Impacts of Nargis
Torrential rain, storm surges up to 7.5 meters high, mangrove forests damaged, coastal habitats destroyed
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Responses
International aid workers allowed in on 23rd May, Italian navy and air force provided 140 tonnes of tents, blankets and medicine, sent 50 personnel to set up 2 mini-hospitals, Thailand provided $100,000 USD in supplies
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SE USA, in gulf of Mexico, in state of Louisiana, Mississippi river flows through

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Location of New Orleans

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Formed 200 miles SE of Bahamas on 23rd August 2005. New Orleans is below sea level and is built on wetlands. Tourism big employer - 10 million tourists a year

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1,836 dead, 300,000 houses destroyed, 3 million people with no power, 1 million homeless

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$300 billion cost, 230,000 lost jobs from businesses that were destroyed

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