Unit 1A - Natural Hazard Case Studies

How many schools were closed as a result of The Beast from the East?

Thousands

When did the Beast from the East hit the UK?

February 2018

How many people died as a result of The Beast from the East?

Around 10

How many estimated (AA) collisions happened as a result of The Beast from the East?

8,260

Finish the sentence: Rural areas experienced temperature lows of ___ degrees Celsius from The Beast from the East?

-12

Finish the sentence: There was up to ____ of snow in parts of Dartmoor and Exmoor as a result of The Beast from the East

50cm

Drivers of what companies delivery van gave out food stuck to stranded drivers while stuck on the A1 near Newcastle?

Greggs

Residents of Cornwall were told to expect tides of how much water as a result of The Beast from the East?

Around 400mm

What was the magnitude of the earthquake that hit New Zealand in 2016?

7.8

What was the magnitude of the earthquake that hit Nepal in 2015?

7.8

When did the earthquake hit New Zealand?

November 2016

When did the earthquake hit Nepal?

April 2015

How many people died as a result of the primary effects of the NZ earthquake?

2

How many people died as a result of the primary effects of the Nepal earthquake?

Around 9,000

How many people were injured as a primary effect in the NZ earthquake?

Around 50

How many people were injured as a primary effect in the Nepal earthquake?

More than 22,000

What was the total cost of damage from the NZ earthquake?

Around $8.5 billion

What was the total cost of damage from the Nepal earthquake?

Over $5 billion

How many people were left homeless as a result of the Nepal earthquake?

3.5 million

How many people were left without access to clean water as a result of water tanks and pipes being destroyed in the Nepal earthquake?

2 million

How many people needed emergency housing in NZ after the earthquake?

60

How many people did the avalanches on Everest kill as a result of the secondary effects of the Nepal earthquake?

18

Following the Nepal Earthquake, how many cases of cholera were registered in hospitals?

Over 100

How many landslides did the NZ earthquake cause as a secondary effect?

Up to 100,000

How many of the most vulnerable people were evacuated from Kaikoura by helicopter within 24 hours of the NZ earthquake?

200

Where were 200 of the most vulnerable people evacuated from by helicopter within 24 hours of the NZ earthquake?

Kaikoura

How many families that had lost their home did the Red Cross set up emergency shelters for as an immediate response of the Nepal earthquake?

130,000

How long did it take NZ to repair and reopen most rail and road routes after the earthquake?

2 years

How much money did the World Bank Group finance in order to build earthquake-resistant housing, repair roads and irrigation systems in Nepal?

$500 million

When did Typhoon Haiyan make landfall in the Philippines?

8th November 2013

How many homes were severely damaged or destroyed as a result of Typhoon Haiyan?

Over 1 million

How many people were killed as a result of Typhoon Haiyan?

Over 6,000

How many workers lost their jobs after businesses and agricultural land were destroyed as a result of Typhoon Haiyan?

5.6 million

How many people were displaced as a result of Typhoon Haiyan?

4 million

What was the cost of damage from Typhoon Haiyan estimated to be?

$5.8 billion

How many hectares of farmland did the heavy rain and storm surges flood from Typhoon Haiyan?

600,000

How many tons of crops did Typhoon Haiyan destroy?

1.1 million

How many people were evacuated before Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines?

Around 750,000

What is the name of the Philippines meteorological agency?

PAGASA

What is a natural hazard?

Something natural that can endanger people or buildings

What is a natural disaster?

A natural hazard that has actually happened

When was the Thames Barrier opened?

1984

How much did the Thames Barrier cost?

£534 million (over £1 billion today)

What month in the UK was the wettest month ever recorded?

December 2015

How many of the UK's ten warmest years have occurred since 1990?

All of them

What % of global CO2 emissions come from cement production?

8%

How much damage did Hurricane Katrina cause?

$125 billion

How many countries signed the Paris Agreement?

195

What city in the Philippines was worst hit by Typhoon Haiyan?

Tacloban

What % of structures in Tacloban were damaged or destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan?

90%

What was the highest wind speed of Typhoon Haiyan?

315 km/h

Roughly what % of the deaths from Typhoon Haiyan were in Tacloban?

50%

When did Mount Vesuvius most famously erupt?

79 AD

What's a posh word for flood?

Inundate

What is the population density of NZ vs Nepal (people per km squared)?

18 : 203

When did global temperatures begin to be recorded?

1850

How many schools were destroyed or damaged by Typhoon Haiyan?

7,000

How many victims of Typhoon Haiyan did the UK government provide food and shelter for?

800,000