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
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Name Instructor’s Name Course Date Mid Latitude Cyclone in Southern Hemisphere A mid latitude cyclone can also be referred to as an extratropical cyclone. As the name mid latitude suggests‚ they are found outside the tropics but before the north and south poles‚ approximately between 23 and 66 degrees on each of the hemispheres or the temperate zones of the earth between the Antarctic and the Arctic Polar Regions and the tropics. A cyclone on the other had refers to a location that is characterized
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To what extent can preparedness and planning mitigate the effects of tropical revolving storms? (40 marker) A tropical revolving storm is a term that covers hurricanes‚ tropical cyclones‚ typhoons and willy-willies. These intense low-pressure weather systems are associated with catastrophic wind speeds averaging at 120kmph and torrential rainfall. Tropical revolving storms are huge and extremely violent extending to about 500km in diameter. They occur in the tropics and the sub-tropics and form
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Differences between Cyclone and Tornado Cyclone and Tornado are two furies of nature that show differences between them in terms of their nature and phenomenon. (i) One of the main differences between cyclone and tornado is that cyclone develops over sheets of water. On the other hand tornado develops over land. (ii) Both of them differ in terms of their duration. Cyclone lasts for longer duration when compared to tornado. It is quite true that a tornado can last for only a few minutes‚ but
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To what extent are the impacts of Tropical Revolving storms determined by human factors rather than physical factors? (40marks) A tropical revolving storm is a huge and extremely violent tropical storm which can be up to 500km in diameter. The Coriolis force is the driving force behind the spinning of these storms creating a lot of the storms power. These TRS are either known as hurricanes in the North Atlantic Region or Typhoons in the South East Asia region. However to become a TRS they have to
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presented by tropical revolving storms have the greatest impact on the world’s poorest people.’ Discuss. Tropical revolving storms occur in every area of the world‚ affecting both the richest and poorest countries. The effects of such storms can be devastating to even the richest and most developed countries; however it is often the case that poorer countries are affected most adversely by tropical revolving storms in both humanitarian and economic terms. For example‚ whilst tropical storms in highly
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Cyclone Tracy indeed caused a great devastation to the city of Darwin.Bruce Stannard of The Age magazine stated that Cyclone Tracy was a ‘disaster of the first magnitude…without parallel in Australia’s history.’’ it caused great destructions on both the environment and the people which link to one another. First of all‚ the cyclone caused a great destruction on the buildings where 70% of Darwin’s homes were destroyed or suffered from severe damage. 41‚000 out of 47‚000 people were homeless.
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2008 Cyclone Nargis of Myanmar Cyclone Nargis was a strong typical storm that caused the worst ever natural disaster in the recorded history of Myanmar. The cyclone hit the country on May2‚ 2008‚ causing havoc and at least 146000 fatalities with thousands more people still missing. The Labutta Township alone was reported to have 80000 dead‚ with about 10000 more deaths in Bogale. Damage was estimated at over US 10 billion. Which made it the most catastrophic cyclone in Myanmar. Nargis
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damage between Hurricane Katrina and Cyclone Nargis reflect the relative economic power of the two countries’ Hurricane Katrina started its formation on the 23rd of August 2005‚ and Dissipated on the 30th of August 2005. This Hurricane affected most of eastern north america (MEDC)w and was a category 5 hurricane‚ the winds got up to 175 mph (sustained over 1 min) Cyclone Nargis formed on the 27th of april 2008 and dissipated on 3rd of may 2008‚ the Cyclone affected areas such as Bangladesh Burma
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“The Impact of a Tropical Storm depends on location” How far do you agree? Tropical storms formed 5-30 degrees north of the equator‚ so if there is a largely populated area or economic centre around this latitude‚ in an area vulnerable to hurricanes‚ the impact will be increased in comparison to the tropical storm running its course over unpopulated islands or the ocean. This can be seen when looking at Hurricane Sandy‚ a tropical storm of 2012 and its impact on Cuba. Cuba was located in the Hurricane’s
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