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What is global atmospheric circulation?
A highly complex swirling mass of gases, liquids and solids.
What is another name for hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons?
Tropical storms
Where do tropical storms form?
Most tropical storms form 5-15 degrees north and south of the equator.
What do tropical storms need to form?
Summer and autumn months where sea temp is over 27 degrees and a light breeze.
What force causes tropical storms to spin in different directions north and south of the equator?
Coriolis effect
What links these terms; Eye, eye wall, thunderstorms and strong winds?
All features of tropical storms.
Saffir-Simpson Scale
Is the scale used to measure the strength of tropical storm.
How will climate change affect tropical storms?
Increased distribution (moving further north or south), increased frequency and increased intensity .
When was tropical storm 'Haiyan'?
November 2013
How strong was tropical storm 'Haiyan'?
Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale (winds of up to 170mph)
What are some of the primary effects of tropical storm 'Haiyan'?
6,300 dead, 600,000 displaced, Tacloban airport destroyed, 30,000 fishing boats, power lines and destroyed crops and widespread flooding.
What are the secondary effects of the tropical storm 'Haiyan'?
14 million affected, flooding cut off aid, power cut off for a month, shortages of food, water causing an outbreak of disease, jobs lost, looting and jobs lost.
What is meant by the term 'primary effects'?
The initial impact of a natural event on people and property, caused directly by it.
What is meant by the term 'secondary effects'?
After-effects that occur as indirect impacts of a natural event, sometimes on a longer timescale.
What is meant by 'immediate response'?
Reaction of people as the disaster happens and in the immediate aftermath.
Define the term-Long-term responses?
Later reactions that occur in the weeks, months and years afterwards.
Define the term 'Social'?
The effect of an event on the lives of people or community.
Define the term 'Economic'?
Effect of an event on the wealth of an area or community.
Define the term 'Environmental'?
Effect of an event on the landscape and ecology of the surrounding area.
What were the immediate responses to tropical storm 'Haiyan'?
food, water, temporary shelters, helicopters, search and rescue teams, 1200 evacuation centres opened and multiple countries sent different types of aid.
What were the long-term responses to tropical storm 'Haiyan'?
Financial aid given, roads rebuilt, people paid to clear and rebuild cities, farming quickly restored, replaced fishing boats, homes built and tropical storm shelters built.
How can we reduce the effects of tropical storms?
monitoring and prediction, protection and planning
What does monitoring mean?
Recording physical changes, i.e tracking a tropical storm by satellite, to help forecast when and where a natural hazard might strike.
What does protection mean?
Actions taken before a hazard strikes to reduce its impact, such as educating people or improving building design.
How can people protect themselves from tropical storms?
Windows and doors reinforced, storm drains to take away rainfall, sea walls to protect against storm surges and houses built on stilts.
How can planning reduce the impacts of tropical storms?
Raising individual and community awareness. People can respond effectively if they know the dangers.
What is weather?
Weather is the day to day conditions of the atmosphere.
What is climate?
Climate is the average weather over a long period of time, usually over a 30 year period.
What are weather hazards?
Weather hazards are extreme weather events.
Name 3 types of extreme weather in the UK.
Thunderstorms, strong winds, prolonged rainfall, drought and extreme heat, heavy snow and extreme cold.
Why does the UK receive extreme weather?
The UK is a meeting point of several different types of weather from different directions. e.g Arctic air, storms from the Atlantic and dry hot air from Africa.
What is the location of the Somerset Levels?
It is located in the south- west of England
Which year did the flooding of the Somerset levels happen?
2014
What were the factors that led to extensive flooding in the Somerset levels?
The wettest January since records began, rivers had not been dredged for at least 20 years and high tides and storm surges.
What were the social impacts of the Somerset floods?
600 homes flooded, 16 farms evacuated, temporary accommodation for months,villages cut off and power supplies cut off.
Damage cost £10 million, over 14,000 h.a of farmland underwater, over 1,000 livestock evacuated, roads cut off and railway closed.
Are examples of economic impacts of the Somerset level floods.
Floodwaters were contaminated with sewage, huge amount of debris had to be cleared and stagnant water needed to be reoxygenated before being put back into the river.
Are examples of environmental impacts of the Somerset level floods.
What were some of the immediate responses to the Somerset floods?
Houses cut off as roads flooded and villagers used boats to go shopping or to school. Local community groups and volunteers gave invaluable support.
What were some of the Longer-term responses to the Somerset floods?
£20 million Flood Action Plan launched by the council, 8km of rivers were dredged, roads have been raised, flood defences created and river banks were raised to stop future flooding.
How could climate change affect the UK's weather in the future?
The Jet stream which changes the UK's weather, has started to become stuck, this has resulted in prolonged periods of high temperature or heavy rain.
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