typhoon haiyan case study

• typhoon haiyan - primary impacts

  extreme winds caused extensive destruction , toppling buildings, uprooting trees, and damaging critical buildings.

  death toll exceeded 6000 people, with thousands more injured or missing.

  90% of the tachloban city was destroyed , 50% of all houses in affected areas were destroyed, with 4 million being made homeless

  1 million tonnes of crops were destroyed including $50 mill of rise.
• secondary impacts - TH

  immense trauma and emotional distress among the survivors

  many people lost family members, homes, leading to psychological impacts such as PTSD.

  coastlal ecosystems such as coral reefs + mangrove forests were damaged, impacting their ability to provide natural protection again future storms + coastal erosion.
• Typhoon haiyan ocurred in the phillipines + was one of the strongest ever tropical storms recorded

  it struck the philipines in nov 2013 + caused widespread devastation + loss of life

  storm lasted for over a week + but made land fall on the 8th nov.

  it rapidly intensified to category 5 typhoon within 48 hours, with sustained winds reaching a peak of 195mph