case study: typhoon haiyan

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what did strong winds damage (environmental)

trees and crops

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when did typhoon haiyan end

11th november 2013

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what did the typhoon reach on the saffir-simpson scale

category 5

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how many people died in the philippines (social)

over 6300

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how many people did the typhoon affect (social)

11 million

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when did typhoon haiyan form

2nd november 2013

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what latitude did the typhoon form at

7N

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what was the temperature of the pacific ocean

26.5

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how deep was the pacific ocean

over 60m

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what started the storm spinning

the coriolis effect

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when did typhoon haiyan hit the philippines

7th november 2013

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how fast were the winds

315km/h

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how high were the storm surges in some places

6m

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how far did coastal flooding in Tacloban extend

1km inland

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what type of country is the philippines

edc

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what was the philippines recovering from

the bohol earthquake in october

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how much of Tacloban was destroyed

90%

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what did heavy rainfall lead to (environmental)

flash flooding and landslides

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what did strong winds lead to (social)

damaged infrastructure

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what did falling debris lead to (social)

people drowned or were injured

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how many flights were cancelled (social)

453

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how much oil leaked into the sea after a barge was punctured (environmental)

85,000 litres

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how many health clinics and hospitals were damaged (social)

571

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how many families were made homeless (social)

over 500,000

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how much damage was caused (economic)

$2.86 billion

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how many farmers and fisherman lost their main source of income (economic)

77% and 74%

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how much did the UN appeal for emergency aid (short term)

£190 million

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what happened in tacloban airport (short term)

looting and crime

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what scheme was set up by the philippines government (long term)

cash for work

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how much of the roads had been repaired by april 2014 (long term)

1500km

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