Hurricane Dorian-GLOBAL HAZARDS

• The Bahamas is an archipelago, which means it has many islands
• What are the primary effects of hurricane dorian?

  • 1mph so concentrated damage over the islanss
  • winds of 298km/h
  • 13,000 homes destroyed(45% on Abaco islands)
  • 70,000 people homeless
  • 60 deaths
  • Powerful winds, rains and surges of sea water for 3 days
• Secondary effects of Hurricane Dorian?

  • $3.4 billion in damages
  • 282 people missing
  • educational facilities broken
  • wells contaminated with salt water (Only bottled water)
  • lack if tourism
  • no habitable area
  • government stopping people from rebuilding
• Short term responses to the storm?

  • fleeing of population
  • food and water aid from other countries
  • cruise liners took islanders and evacuated them
  • 14.700 meals given
  • 10.9 million dollars given
  • water purification tablets
• Long term responses to the storm?

  • rebuilding facilities
  • cleaning up mold in homes
  • rebuild boats
  • radio stations to comfort the residents
• background info on the hurricane

  • east coast of USA
  • happened in Bahamas
  • category 5 storm
• Information on the bahamas

  • GDP per capita £32,400
  • 9% population in poverty
  • 97% population has access to water
• Causes of the storm?

  • sea levels rising because of global warming (up 20cm since 1900) and higher temperatures
  • Second strongest hurricane on record 321km/h
  • hit Abacos islands 1st September, winds 298km/h