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TYPHOON HAIYAN (Formation (Formed over warm, deep pacific ocean.…
TYPHOON HAIYAN
Formation
Formed over warm, deep pacific ocean.
Temperature of 26.5'C
60+ metres deep
Warm water evaporated and rose
Created low air pressure
Storm formed at 7'N
Coriolis effect caused the air to start spinning
Creating a tropical depression
The depression moved westward across the Pacific ocean
Passing little land to slow it down
More warm water evaporated - giving storm more energy
Became a tropical storm
It reached the Philippines
Became a category 5 typhoon
Winds of up to 315km/h
Key facts
Hit the southeast coast of Philippines
Winds of up to 195mph
8th November 2013
Strongest tropical typhoon on record
Impacts
Social
6300+ died
11.5 million affected
90% of houses in Tacloban destroyed
130 000 houses destroyed
670 000 people made homeless
Environmental
130 000 tonnes of rice destroyed
Farms were damaged
Crop yield decreased
Flash floods
Landslides
Economical
$2.86 billion of damage
$85 million lost from farm damage
Responses
Short term
Looking for and rescuing missing people
Giving them food, water and medical attention
Aid agencies (e.g. Red Cross) provided emergency aid
Food, water, medicine and shelter
1215 evacuation centres were set up
Long term
55 000 people rebuilt their homes
Provided tools and materials
Cash for work schemes were set up
People working on projects (e.g. rebuilding homes) were paid money
They could use this to rebuild their own lives
The region was still recovering from an earthquake in October 2013