**Update 2015 - You will find that the disaster case study sheets on this page are 75% completed for you. There are sections to add to later to include information on risk assessment and reducing vulnerability**
Earthquake - Haiti 2010
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Objective: To build up our 5W's case study of the Haiti Earthquake event in 2010 and the level of vulnerability of the affected population.
Resources: Case Study Outline Sheet - Blue Tab Above Wikipedia Entry - Haiti Quake 2010 BBC News Pages on Haiti Quake - BBC Website |
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Earthquake - Japan 2011
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Objective: To build up our 5W's case study of the Japan Earthquake event in 2011 and the level of vulnerability of the affected population.
Resources: Case Study Outline Sheet - Blue Tab Above Wikipedia Entry - Japan Quake 2011 BBC News Pages on Japanese Quake - BBC Website |
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Typhoon Haiyan - Philippines 2013
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Objective: To build up our 5W's case study of Typhonn Haiyan in 2013 and the level of vulnerability of the affected population.
Resources: Case Study Outline Sheet - Blue Tab Above Wikipedia Entry - Typhoon Haiyan 2013 BBC News Pages on Typhoon Haiyan |
Click to enlarge - Source Weather Underground
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Hurricane Katrina - USA 2005
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Objective: To build up our 5W's case study of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the level of vulnerability of the affected population.
Resources Hurricane Katrina - Presentation and Images Hurricane Katrina - Factsheet Wikipedia Entry - Hurricane Katrina 2005 BBC News Pages on Hurricane Katrina 2005 |
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Drought - Horn of Africa 2011
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Objective: To build up our 5W's case study of the Horn of Africa drought and the level of vulnerability of the affected population.
Resources Horn of Africa - Infographic Wikipedia Entry - 2011 Drought Horn of Africa BBC News Pages on 2011 Drought in the Horn of Africa here, here and here. |
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Drought - California 2014
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Objective: To build up our 5W's case study of the ongoing California drought and the level of vulnerability of the affected population.
Resources California Drought & Food Production - Infographic Business Week - 2014 California Drought Can Anyone Save California? February 2014 BBC News - California Drought 2014 |
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AZF Explosion - Toulouse 2001
Objective: To Explain the causes and impacts of any one recent human-induced hazard event or disaster.
PowerPoint Presentation of images and tasks for the case study of AZF
English Language news link to the AZF exlosion
The Response to the blast - 15,000 People protest in Toulouse
One month later - Responses
Causes and lesson to be learnt - Article
Task 1: Using all the resources on this page and the updates on the internet, create your IB case study focusing on the 5W's building block tecnique. Where, What, When, Why, Who.
PowerPoint Presentation of images and tasks for the case study of AZF
English Language news link to the AZF exlosion
The Response to the blast - 15,000 People protest in Toulouse
One month later - Responses
Causes and lesson to be learnt - Article
Task 1: Using all the resources on this page and the updates on the internet, create your IB case study focusing on the 5W's building block tecnique. Where, What, When, Why, Who.
