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Shocks

All: all types of shocks considered under CRPT Taxonomy
Identified: all types and sub-types of shocks to which the city is prone. These are highlighted based on local knowledge and calibrated further through data collection and analysis.
Triggered: shocks triggered by one or more of the previously identified shocks.

Floods in Yakutsk occur on a seasonal basis due to proximity of the city to the Lena River. Ice break-up on Lena in mid-May causes ice jamming in the lower parts of the river, which can significantly reduce the flow and cause upstream flooding.

Affected People
Flooded residents in suburban villages.
Damage to urban infrastructure and housing.

Affected Assets

High economic costs. In 2018, a total damage worth 1.5 billion rubles was estimated from floods in Yakutia region.

Affected Processes

Disruption in transport and educational services due to waterlogging.

Wild fires take place on a seasonal basis due to a dry climate in summer with low precipitation levels, exacerbated by repeated man-made accidents.

Affected People
Air pollution increasing health risks.
Significant damage to natural assets and biodiversity.

Affected Assets

High economic costs. In 2018: direct damage from forest fires in Yakutia was estimated at 90.5 million rubles.

Extreme meteorological conditions

Cold waves are common in winter months when temperature goes below -45°C. Fog is observed on a frequent basis both during and outside the typical winter months.

Affected People
Cold waves typically lead to disruption in education activities for school children.

Affected Processes

Disruption in economic, transports and supply chain and education activities.

The area is exposed to a growing number of wind storms, typically taking place in spring and often combined with snow and precipitation discharges.

Affected People
In 2018, more than 50 000 people were left without electricity in some districts of Yakutsk because of a storm.

Affected Assets

Storms cause significant damage to urban infrastructure, downing trees, traffic lights, bus stops and roofs, etc.

Affected Processes

Damage in urban infrastructure increases the risk of a sudden failure of energy supplies, urban fire and disruption of other services.

Subsidence (from Permafrost Thawing)

Permafrost thawing due to temperature changes leads to subsequent land subsidence, as the thawed ice empties space within the ice-rich ground structure.

Affected People
Casualties from damage to buildings and infrastructure. In 2011: About 72 people were affected when a 3-storey housing block collapsed due to ground movements.

Affected Assets

Around 30% of buildings in Yakutsk have damages from ground movements. In the future, 70% of the infrastructure could need to be rebuilt.

Fires occur every year, with 388 fires registered the territory of Yakutsk and its suburbs just in 2016. Around 40% of all urban fire in Yakutsk occurs in the residential sector.

Affected People
Those predominantly affected in urban fire are vulnerable groups, such as children and elderly. In the period from 2011 to 2018, 3,337 fires were registered in the territory of the city of Yakutsk and in suburban settlements. During the fires, 179 people died, 192 people received injuries of varying severity.

Affected Assets

Around 40% of all urban fire in Yakutsk occurs in the residential sector, mainly involving private housing, which consists typically of wooden houses.

The city relies heavily on annual, imported life-supporting goods supplies delivered to the city via rail and waterways as part of a federal programme called “Severnyi Zavoz”.

Affected Processes

In 2013, disruption caused panic in the city about possible future product deficit and provoked bulk-buying, which led to a surge in prices.
Preliminary cost of sending the goods in the emergency mode by air transport and later by winter ice roads was estimated at 900 million rubles.

In Yakutsk, annual flu outbreaks affect a major part of the population of the city due to severe low temperatures.

Affected People
In 2018, at least 293,432 cases of flu were registered in Yakutia and about 20% of school-age children in Yakutsk
From the first quarter of 2020, Yakutsk has been in the middle of facing the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 7 739 infected people in the Republic and resulted in 90 deaths.

Affected Processes

Impact in health system. Disruption in schools and education services.
COVID-19 restrictive measures led to widespread disruptions in economic and social processes due to efforts in containing the spread of the disease.