case study: typhoon haiyan

• What country did typhoon Haiyan attack?

  Philippines
• What temperature must the water be for a hurricane to form?

  26.5 ℃
• How deep must the sea be for a hurricane to form?

  deeper than 60 m
• Where do tropical storms occur?

  between 5 and 15 degrees north and south of the equator.
• What type of wind is needed for a tropical storm?

  Low wind sheer
• Where are the Phillippines?

  Southeast Asia, North of the equator.
• What date did typhoon Haiyan become a typhoon?

  5th November
• What is a super typhoon?

  a typhoon with wind speeds of over 150mph for a sustained period of time.
• What percentage of houses in Tacloban were destroyed?

  90%
• Which city was hit the worst?

  Tacloban
• How many houses were destroyed?

  130, 000
• In total, around how many people died?

  7400 people
• How many people were affected?

  14 million in 46 provinces
• How big was the storm surge created by Haiyan?

  25 feet
• What had happened a week before the typhoon?

  A hurricane
• What are some primary effects of the Typhoon?

  • Houses were destroyed
  • Storm surge and flooding
  • Airport was badly damaged
• What were the secondary effects of the Typhoon?

  • Many people became refugees
  • Fishing industry was affected
  • Disease spread due to lack of clean water, food and sanitation
• What country is the world's largest producerof coconut oil?

  Philippines
• Typhoon Haiyan destroyed many of the coconut trees that were growing causing catastrophic problems for the coconut farming industry.