Tectonic Trends - Enq3

How successful is the management of tectonic hazards and disasters? Understanding complex trends and hazards, HILP, MHZ

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Hint	Answer
Trends since 1960	No changes in frequency or magnitude
Trends since 1960	Improved global media communications
Trends since 1960	Improved monitoring equipment
Trends since 1960	Number of people effected is increasing
Why?	Global population growth
Why?	Increased urbanisation
Why?	Dense living situations
Trends since 1960	Impact on the population is decreasing
Why?	Improved preparation
Why?	Improved infrastructure
Why?	Improved communication technology
Trends since 1960	Economic impact is increasing
Why?	Rise in relative wealth
Why?	Developed countries require more money to rebuild
Mega disasters highlight	Global interdependance
Mega disasters prompt	Other countries to prevent further events
MD example + year	Indian Ocean tsunami 2004
MD example + year	Eyjafjallajokull 2010
MD example + year	Tohoku tsunami 2011
Multiple hazard zones	Extremely vulnerable
Multiple hazard zones	Prone to multiple hazards
Multiple hazard zones	Less recovery time
MHZ examples	Indonesia
MHZ examples	Japan
MHZ examples	Phillipines
IO case study	220000 deaths in 14 countries
IO case study	Fishing and tourism industries
IO case study	Mangorves uprooted
EJ case study	100m3 tephra and ash clouds
EJ case study	Airline closures in 20 european countries

Hint	Answer
EJ case study	Aviation industries 2.2 billion
EJ case study	Kenyan perishables
EJ case study	Asian cars
TH case study	Global trade
TH case study	Level 7 fukushima nuclear shutdown
TH case study	Germany decomission by 2022
TH case study	Japan moved to fossil fuels
TH case study	Increased GHG emissions
TH case study	Increased market price
TH case study	Debris affected marine ecosystems
Phillipines case study	7000 islands
Phillipines case study	Destructive boundaries
Phillipines case study	Increasing population
Phillipines case study	Increasing poverty
Phillipines volcanoes	24 active
Phillipines volcanoes	30% live within 30km
Phillipines volcanoes	Mt Pinatubo 1991
Phillipines volcanoes	700 deaths
Phillipines volcanoes	200K homeless
Phillipines typhoons	20 every year
Phillipines typhoons	Typhoon Haiyan 2013
Phillipines typhoons	8000 deaths
Phillipines typhoons	13 million USD
1991 combination	Mt Pinatubo and Typhoon Yunya
Other hazards	Flooding
Other hazards	Monsoons
Other hazards	Mass movement
Other hazards	Earthquakes
Other hazards	Tsunamis

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