Effects of Tropical Storms Flashcards

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Give two primary effects tropical storms commonly have on people and property.

Buildings destroyed by strong winds; people killed or injured; coastal areas flooded by the storm surge.

Give two secondary effects tropical storms commonly have.

Disease spreading from contaminated water supplies; loss of jobs and income; landslides triggered by heavy rain.

Give two environmental effects of a tropical storm.

Mangroves and coral reefs destroyed; farmland contaminated by salt water from the storm surge.

Give two primary effects of Typhoon Haiyan (2013) in the Philippines.

Over 6,300 people were killed; around 90% of the city of Tacloban was destroyed; a storm surge of up to 5 m flooded coastal areas.

Give two secondary effects of Typhoon Haiyan (2013) in the Philippines.

Shortages of food and water led to looting; around 6 million people lost their source of income; an oil barge leaked, contaminating fishing waters.

True or false? Flooding caused by a storm surge is a secondary effect of a tropical storm.

False. It is a primary effect, because the storm itself causes the flooding directly.