To What Extent Can Preparedness Mitigate The Impacts Of Tropical Revolving Storms
To what extent can preparedness mitigate the impacts of tropical revolving storms? (40 marks)
Tropical revolving storms can be referred to as Hurricanes, cyclones and Typhoons these occur in the Atlantic, Indian and pacific oceans. Nobody is quite sure how they form but certain factors do need to be met for one to form. One of these is the temperature of the sea which has to be above 28degrees, the water also has to be deep beneath the storm, this is how the storm gathers its energy. These storms cause large amounts to countries all over the world leading to the development of management systems to deal with the issue. However there are many factors which can affect the management. First of all whether the country is an MEDC or an LEDC, the two case studies I will be referring too includes both. The Hurricane Katrina storm which hit the USA and Cyclone Nargis which hit Burma. The USA is a very rich country so its ability to deal with and manage the impacts should be much greater than how Burma, an LEDC deals with them. Burma is a poor country which is run by a very proud military dictatorship which made it very difficult for organisations to deal with impacts. As well as how well the country deals with the storm you have to consider how well off the populations are, poorer areas will be affected much more than richer areas. This is evident in both case studies.
A hazard is a danger or risk that something faces, a tropical revolving storm brings many of these. High winds, large amounts of rainfall, storm surges and lightning. All of these are a risk to a population, for example during hurricane Katrina winds reached 280kmph and rainfall of 380mm in some places. That’s the same amount of rain that the south east of England receives in one year. These all effect the impact of the Storm. Hurricane Katrina crossed into the Gulf of Mexico on the 26th of August, this is a very warm area of sea meaning the storm could gain much more energy increasing it to a category 5
Tropical revolving storms can be referred to as Hurricanes, cyclones and Typhoons these occur in the Atlantic, Indian and pacific oceans. Nobody is quite sure how they form but certain factors do need to be met for one to form. One of these is the temperature of the sea which has to be above 28degrees, the water also has to be deep beneath the storm, this is how the storm gathers its energy. These storms cause large amounts to countries all over the world leading to the development of management systems to deal with the issue. However there are many factors which can affect the management. First of all whether the country is an MEDC or an LEDC, the two case studies I will be referring too includes both. The Hurricane Katrina storm which hit the USA and Cyclone Nargis which hit Burma. The USA is a very rich country so its ability to deal with and manage the impacts should be much greater than how Burma, an LEDC deals with them. Burma is a poor country which is run by a very proud military dictatorship which made it very difficult for organisations to deal with impacts. As well as how well the country deals with the storm you have to consider how well off the populations are, poorer areas will be affected much more than richer areas. This is evident in both case studies.
A hazard is a danger or risk that something faces, a tropical revolving storm brings many of these. High winds, large amounts of rainfall, storm surges and lightning. All of these are a risk to a population, for example during hurricane Katrina winds reached 280kmph and rainfall of 380mm in some places. That’s the same amount of rain that the south east of England receives in one year. These all effect the impact of the Storm. Hurricane Katrina crossed into the Gulf of Mexico on the 26th of August, this is a very warm area of sea meaning the storm could gain much more energy increasing it to a category 5