1A - Weather Hazards CASE STUDIES - Hayian + Somerset

Typhoon Haiyan 2013 (Philippines NEE) IMPACTS (3)

Category 5 - 170mph strongest wind

PRIMARY:

- 6,300 dead

- 90% Tacloban destroyed by 5m storm surge

- Flooding from 400mm rain

SECONDARY:

- Flooding caused landslides --> road block

- 6 million lost jobs

- Looting & violence in Tacloban

Typhoon Haiyan 2013 (Philippines NEE) RESPONSES (2,3)

SHORT TERM:

- USA sent search+rescue teams

- NGOs sent shelter kits and medics

LONG TERM:

- Roads repaired with money from UN

- WHO vaccinated children

- Oxfam replaced fishing boats

Somerset Levels - Where and 3 causes of flood 2014

- Wetlands in SW UK

- Drainage basin for many rivers like Parrett

CAUSES:

- Rain - from series of depressions - wettest Jan in history

- High tides - caused by depressions - brought storm surges and high seawater levels which stopped freshwater draining out to sea

- Dredging - hadn't happened in 20 yrs

Somerset Levels 2014 Floods IMPACTS

So/Ec/En (2)

SOCIAL:

- 600 homes flooded

- Villages cut off, people stranded

ECONOMIC:

- £10million damage

- Roads cut off, people couldn't work

ENVIRONMENTAL:

- Sewage + pollutants contaminated water

- Destroyed habitats

Somerset Levels 2014 Floods RESPONSES (3)

SHORT TERM:

- Flood warnings --> told to evacuate

- Sand bags to reduce damage

- Residents moved valuables upstairs

LONG TERM: (Flood Action Plan)

- Dredging river Tone + Parrett

- Bridgewater tidal barrage

- Drain enhancements + road raising