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Hazards of tropical cyclone
Tropical cyclones, particularly exemplified by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, pose severe hazards such as torrential rains, causing significant inland flooding and massive property damage.
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New Orieans(US of Americas)
looting and rape become common
Unhygienic
1 million people homeless
Examples
destroyed
damaged/destroyed 30 oil platform
closure of 9 refineries
unemployment
Effects
total economic impact
may exceed $150 billion
Causes
Why?
food shortage
tropical cyclone
80%of health centres were destroyed
difficulties in distributing food and medicine to those who required
where?
2009
When?
Typhoon Ketsuna
serious damage to the road networks
How?
heavy rain of 250mm
caused massive flooding destroying 9 bridges
How
almost 1 million people to be without power
Effects on people
What?
Where?
when?
waves of 3 to 10 metres
what?
how?
80% of the city New Orieans was flooded
causes of the flood
more than 1200 deaths
effects on people
effects
what is it
creating huge waves
sea level to rise
causes
What
When
wind speed 200kn/h when hit New Orieans(USA)
What? and Where?
$108 billion in property damage
effect
