Essays about: "impact of typhoons"

Found 5 essays containing the words impact of typhoons.

  1. 1. Adaptation of buildings for climate change : A literature review

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för byggnadsteknik, energisystem och miljövetenskap

    Author : Cheng Cheng; [2021]
    Keywords : Climate change; Extreme weather; Building energy efficiency; Passive houses;

    Abstract : In September 2020, Northeast China suffered three unprecedented typhoons in half a month, and there was freezing rain in early November, all of which led to the large-scale urban power failure. The occurrence of these phenomena makes people directly see climate change and its impact on the living environment of human beings. READ MORE

  3. 2. Typhoon Disaster Response amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Successive Typhoons in The Philippines in 2020

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Lia Anne Gonzalo Ladera; Auria Tiemroth; [2021]
    Keywords : Disaster response; Typhoons; Compound risks; COVID-19; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The objective of this thesis is to analyze how typhoon response operations in the Philippines were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This multi-hazard scenario is not a singular case, many places around the world have been exposed to similar dilemmas of natural hazards occurring simultaneously as the pandemic. READ MORE

  4. 3. Power to the Philippines - A life cycle assessment study comparing renewable and non-renewable off grid energy supply systems

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem; Lunds universitet/Ekosystemteknik (CI)

    Author : Sebastian Engström; Simon Berglund; [2015]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The Philippines is an island nation in South East Asia consisting of more than 7 000 separate islands. The Philippines is the country in the world that is most often struck by tropical storm; every year between 6 and 9 typhoons hit land in the Philippines. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Impact of Typhoons on the Vietnamese Coastline : A Case Study of Hai Hau Beach and Ly Hoa Beach

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Annika Sundström; Emma Södervall; [2004]
    Keywords : Environmental technology; soil mechanics; offshore technology; hydraulic engineering; typhoons; Vietnam; wave runup; dune erosion; wave overtopping; storm erosion; Hai Hau Beach; Ly Hoa Beach; tyfoner; uppspolning; översköljning; erosion; Technological sciences; Civil engineering; Teknik; Väg- och vattenbyggnadsteknik; pollution control; Miljöteknik; kontroll av utsläpp; Technology and Engineering; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Problempresentation: Vietnam drabbas av i genomsnitt 5-6 tyfoner varje år, och dessa kan orsaka stor förödelse och många dödsfall när de passerar in över land. När en tyfon passerar medför det högt vattenstånd, höga vågor, starka vindar och kraftiga regnfall. READ MORE

  6. 5. Coastal Erosion at Hai Hau Beach in the Red River Delta, Vietnam

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Martin Häglund; Pär Svensson; [2002]
    Keywords : pollution control; Environmental technology; Väg- och vattenbyggnadsteknik; soil mechanics; Red River Delta; Vietnam; coastal erosion; sediment transport; wave prediction; Technological sciences; Teknik; Civil engineering; offshore technology; hydraulic engineering; Miljöteknik; kontroll av utsläpp; Technology and Engineering; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Many coastal areas in Vietnam suffer from erosion. One of the worst affected areas is the Hai Hau beach, located in the Red River delta in northern Vietnam. Over the last hundred years, vast parts of the beach have eroded at an average rate of approximately 25 m per year. READ MORE