geography

• What is extreme weather?

  It is the harsh, violent and unusual weather that doesn't fit into the pattern.
• Most tropical storms are found between the Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn
• A tropical storm is a storm system with torrential rain and winds over 74mph
• Typhoon Haiyan happened in Philippines, 2013.
• Boscastle Flash Floods, 2004- UK based extreme weather case study


  Boscastle was affected socially as many peoples cars were left wrecked in the harbour. 84 cars were recovered from the harbour and 32 were not found, also affecting people socially as people could not afford another car.
• TYPHOON HAIYAN PHILIPHINES, 2013 - TROPICAL STORM

  
  

  CAUSE: - Global warming

  -EDC and experiences 20 typhoons a year

  
  

  SOCIAL IMPACTS: Over 4,000 deaths

  130,000 homes destroyed

  670,000 were made homeless

  Rice destroyed

  
  

  ECONOMIC IMPACTS: Damage of about 2.86 billion dollars

  Farmers lost 86 billion dollars of income

  Rice destroyed

  
  

  ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS: Crops destroyed