2. B)

The social and economic impacts are the same. I’ll give you a brief example just like what did happen in cyclone Justin (March 1997).

Many of the other social impacts of Cyclone Justin go hand in hand with the economic ones. For instance, some farmers only source of income is their crops, so when their crops were destroyed they didn’t have anything left. This would have being a very stressful time as they would have to find another way to make money in order to rebuild their properties/crops. This could have induced mental anguish on some of the farmers and resulted in them giving up on farming and moving away altogether. A similar situation would be felt by those who were rendered unemployed by the cyclone, as they wouldn’t have an income stream to support themselves on.

Cyclones in Australia can have any of the following environmental impacts:

-Water supplies may be compromised if supplies are contaminated and pipelines cut.

-Sewerage lines may be cut, resulting in a lack of sanitation, and poisons therefore leaching out into the environment.

-If the cyclone brings flooding, there are the usual problems resulting from too much water, e.g. loss of animal and plant habitats.

-Trees may be uprooted, and animal habitats destroyed. This causes the food chain to be broken, and it can be many months before food chain order is re-established among the various species.

-Beaches are often strewn with dead marine or coastal-dwelling creatures.

-Litter ends up in the ocean, destroying animals’ habitats.

-Many coral reefs, fish and animals can be damaged and can take years to recover.