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Typhoon Haiyan 8th November 2013 (GENERAL INFO (Winds of up to 195km per…
Typhoon Haiyan 8th November 2013
CAUSES
Origins of the tropical storm
Area of low pressure over the Pacific Ocean
Low pressure leads to the creation of tropical storm as the air spins around the centre. This started to occur six days before the typhoon hit the Phillipines. Low pressure is created when warm air rises
Warm waters of the Pacific Ocean
Warm seas lead to evaporation of the water, creating a series of thunderclouds, which join and spin around areas of low pressure
Factors increasing damage caused by the typhoon turning it into a 'Super Typhoon' and the worlds deadliest storm
Lack of land and crosswinds to break up the storm
Storms are broken up by land as there is no water to add to the storm and cross winds mean that the spiralling of the storm is limited
Global warming
Global warming leads to rising sea levels which can increase frequency of tropical storms and generally it can lead to more intense storms as the oceans evaporate more intensely over areas of warm oceans
MANAGEMENT
Tracking and prediction
Tracked by the United States
Satellites took images and therefore they could accurately see where the storm was going to hit
However they could not predict the storm surge which debatably was the most devastating part of the typhoon
Immediate responses
Churches and Hospitals used as temporary refuge from the storm
people rebuilding houses out of debris and sharing what remained of peoples homes
Outside help
Royal airforce bought over 200 tonnes of aid including medication, doctors and food and water supplies
UK donated $131 million
UN help arrived 5 days after disaster
Raised over $788 million
HMS industrial ship- brought 100 tonnes of rice from Singapore to the Philippines
DEC launched an international fundraising appeal via television, radio and especially on twitter, raising millions in weeks
Long term responses
Grants made for local fishing businesses to rebuild boats
Oxfam gave rice seed to farmers
Save the children set up inflatable temporary schools for children and also temporary medical tents
Soft engineering schemes being introduced
Mangrove plantations and tree plantations to reduce wind speeds and impacts of future storm surges
Government are investing in new warning systems and alerts, using the internet to do so.
IMPACTS
Storm surge
10 ft storm surged drowned the city of Taclaban , and in some places it was funnelled by bays meaning it reached up to 20 ft
Hospitals flooded
Food and water supplies contaminated
communication lines down and electricity lines also were knocked down. This lead to deaths by electrocution as they landed in flood waters.
General Losses
26000 injured
over 6000 dead making this typhoon the most deadly ever recorded
Over 5 million workers lost their livelihoods
over 1 million houses were damaged with half being completely destroyed leading to over 4.5 million people homeless
£3.6 billion is the suggested costs of the damage
Looting
Due to the lack of food and water supplies people were driven to steal from local shops, leading to businesses failing
GENERAL INFO
Winds of up to 195km per hour
Hit the Philippines at around 4:30 am on the 8th November 2013
Stretched out to 318 miles in diameter
Vulnerability increasing with sea level