weather hazards

• tropical storms developed between 5° to 30° north and south of the equator. The temperature has to be 27° plus and wind shear (difference in windspeeds)
• typhoon haiyan:

  Eighth of November 2013

  280 mm of water

  314 km/h of wind
• typhoon haiyan:

  6300 killed

  1 million homes destroyed

  1.9 million homeless

  Strong winds damaged electricity lines water supplies contaminated

  Cost was 13 billion
• in the equator, it receives a lot of solar radiation so it’s hot. The warm moist air rises and forms clouds.
• 30° northern and south of the equator is dry air because it has released most of its moisturiser rain so there’s a few clouds and little rain
• 60° north and south of the equator there is warm air rising so there’s a lot of cloud cover and rainfall
• Somerset floods:

  UK has Maritime climate and prevailing wind coming from the south-west. So often warm and full of moisture in the air. when Arctic hits its. Leading to relief and rainfall.

  From December 2030 to February 2014 extensive flooding and 62 km² of land underwater