Haiyan

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    Laura

    Cards (5)

    • Typhoon Haiyan 2013

      Category 5 typhoon
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    • Typhoon Haiyan 2013

      • 400mm of rainfall
      • 10 min sustained winds of 230km/h
      • 6000+ dead
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    • Vulnerability factors

      • Low lying
      • LIC
      • High population density
      • Multi-hazardous environment: Pacific Ring of Fire
      • Low GNI
      • Near equator and western pacific so cyclogenesis common
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    • Preparedness measures

      • Roofs built to flex/bend rather than snap
      • Only 20% of roads are paved- poor infrastructure
      • 'Philippine Meteorological Service'= continuous monitoring
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    • Low GNI so hard to prepare
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