Geography case studies

• Kashmir Earthquake, Pakistan 2005


  80000 died

  60000 injured

  
  

  Diseases spread

  Landslides buried buildings

  
  

  International aid took a month to reach places

  40000 relocated to new settlement
• Boscastle Flood, Cornwall 2004


  200mm of rain in 4 hours

  Water ran down steep hillsides

  
  

  Town built on floodplain

  Deforestation led to more water rushing down

  
  

  Cost of repair: £4.5 million

  River bed deepened by 6 feet

  New flood wall by the High Street

  Afforestation in upper course

  Gauge to monitor water levels
• Amazon rainforest

  Largest cause of deforestation: cattle ranching, 450,000 km2

  Commercial logging and subsistence farming

  Amazon has 140 billion tonnes of CO2, 75% of Brazil's emission

  As part of the Paris Agreement, Brazil would lower CO2 emissions by 37%
• L'Aquila Earthquake, Italy 2009


  300 deaths

  Over 60,000 injured

  Aftershocks caused more damage

  Broken waterpipe caused a landslide

  Camps set up for the homeless

  Bills suspended

  New settlements for 20,000 residents were built
• Beast from the East, Feb-Mar 2018


  Cost £1 billion a day

  Winds of 61mph

  Trains stranded on tracks

  Community centres open for homeless

  £7 million in compensation from water companies

  Met Office predicted 1 month prior
• Epping Forest


  North East London

  Native tree species

  700 species of Fungi

  Fallen leaves support growth for next spring