Eruptions

Question 1

White Island 2019

Answer 1

-converging pacific subducting indo-Australian
-47 on island 22 deaths
-mismanaged
-explosive
-ash plumes
-composite
-phreatic explosive
-health and safety breaches

Question 2

Soufriere hills 1997

Answer 2

-19 deaths
-converging Atlantic subducting carribean
-explosive
-pyroclasts
-island population and tourism decreased
-improved monitoring
-composite

Question 3

Nyiragongo 2002

Answer 3

-diverging of African plate
-effusive
-37mph lava flows
-200 deaths
-2000 evacuated
-high populating
-poor
-unstable government
-shield

Question 4

Mount merapi 2010

Answer 4

-converging indo-Australian subducting under Eurasian
-composite
-300-400 deaths
-explosive
-money given to farmers
-heavy rain led to Lahars
-dams constructed to hold back lahars
-200,000 homeless
-Pyroclastic flows
-Ash falls
-Developing country
-International aid

Question 5

E-15 2010

Answer 5

-divergent of North American and Eurasian plate
-jokullaups
-glacier def water
-phreatic explosive
-ash 10km which disrupted air traffic
Closed in Europe for 7 days
-$5billion cost
-shield
-developed