Hint
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Answer
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Deaths caused by Hurricane Katrina
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1836
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Category ___ when it hit New Orleans
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3
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The defence system failed. Old ___ system that had not been maintained
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levee
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Failed ___ stations
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pumping
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___ failed: highway jammed and public transport was not used
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evacuation
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Improvements since: ___ pumping stations made foolproof
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78
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___km of levees made higher and stronger
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400
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The ___ ___ flood barrier constructed to protect New Orleans (cost $14bn)
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Lake Borgne
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Deaths caused by Typhoon Haiyan
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7000
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Category
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5
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Phillipines were assisted in tracking the typhoon with data from ___
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Japan
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People in Samar and Leyte were ___
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evacuated
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The ___ sent in planes and helicopters
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military
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Roads were blocked, airports were damaged. No ___ so evacuation could only happen in daylight hours
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electricity
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Relief efforts in ___ meant other areas were neglected
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Tacloban
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Haiti Earthquake magnitude
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7.0
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North American/Caribbean plates: ___ plate margin
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conservative
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Deaths
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300000
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Homeless (millions)
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1.3
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Percentage of government buildings destroyed/damaged
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60
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Percentage of people who lost jobs
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20
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___ industry was severely affected
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clothing
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Bodies piled high in the streets led to ___ outbreaks
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cholera
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Aid given by USA (million dollars)
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100
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Aid given by EU (million dollars)
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330
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People placed in aid camps
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800000
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Tens of thousands were still ___ after one year
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homeless
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Temporary schools were set up in ___ ___ and teachers were trained
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aid camps
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___ ___ were slow due to poor planning, management and access
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Tohoku Earthquake magnitude
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9.1
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Eurasian plate subducted by Pacific plate: ___ boundary
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convergent
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Focus ___ miles deep
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20
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Dead
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16000
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Injured
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26000
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Houses left without electricity (millions)
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4.4
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___ in Tokyo led to 1046 damaged buildings
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liquefaction
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___ with waves up to 40m high as secondary impact
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tsunami
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7 nuclear reactors at ___ power station went into meltdown
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Fukushima
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___km evacuation zone around ^^
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20
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Number of rescue workers mobilised
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100000
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Policy made in 2011 to rebuild with a __trillion yen budget
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23
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By early ___, all debris had been cleared
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2015
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India: in South Asia. Borders China, Pakistan, Nepal. On ___ Ocean.
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Indian
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___ industry makes 1600 Hindi language films a year
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Bollywood
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Majority religion
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Hindu
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1990 GDP (billion dollars)
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326
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