Geographical Inquiry: Cyclones
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Geographical Inquiry – Cyclones
Question 1
There have been 32 typhoons in the last 50 years within the Philippine’s, however I will only be focusing my report on three main typhoons. These are typhoon Haiyan, 2013, typhoon Angela, 1989 and typhoon Bopha, 2012. Each one of these typhoons destroyed and devastated many people within the Philippines. Tropical cyclones usually account for at least 30 percent of the annual rainfall within the Philippines.
On November 8, 2013 a powerful tropical cyclone known as typhoon Haiyan or typhoon Yolanda devastated portions of Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines. It was recorded to be one of the most deadly and devastating typhoons ever recorded, killing at least 6,201 people in that country alone. The category 5 winds devastated many. Furthermore, this major Typhoon left the Philippines with many cultural and physical problems. Some major cultural effects this huge typhoon had on the Philippines was that more then 11 million people were affected, including more then 600,000 homeless and 4,044 confirmed deaths within the Philippines. This was along with $230,000,000 (10,063,650,000 peso) in damage. The stock market was then affected majorly with an almost instant drop of 2.2%. There was a wide spread structural damage to human structures, little physical and environmental impact through, still remains unclear as to the full extent of the damage as some areas are still inaccessible. The typhoon caused damage amongst every to almost every business in the affected areas. With the little amount of money that the families had it was hard to rebuild. Also along with the physical impacts that caused a massive amount of damage. Things occurring such as, landslides and flooding caused about 320...
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that there have been 32 typhoons in the last 50 years within the philippine’s, but they will only focus their report on three main. tropical cyclones account for at least 30 percent of the annual rainfall
- Describes the devastating effects of typhoon haiyan and yolanda on the philippines.
- Opines that agriculture is the main stakeholder that is affected. the philippines are self-sufficient when it comes to food and heavily rely on agriculture.
- Explains that the philippines is a major exporter of many things, such as bananas, pineapple, coffee, electronic, wood products, and other services, due to the recent typhoons.
- Cites usaid's typhoon haiyan / yolanda fact sheet.
- Cites yahoo answers' human, physical and economical effects of typhoon haiyan.
- Explains that typhoon angela caused major damage both culturally and physically, resulting in 882 deaths.
- Explains that the philippines rely heavily on tourism to promote the country and make money.
- Explains the need for cyclone-resistant houses in the philippines, including floodwalls and hurricane straps.
- Summarizes the philippines prepared for haiyan, but evacuation sites no match for typhoon.
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