hazards case study Flashcards
what was the speed of lava flows from Mt Nyiragongo into Goma
Mt Nyiragongo
65 mph
Mt Nyiragongo
people killed at Mt Nyiragongo
Mt Nyiragongo
147
Mt Nyiragongo
how much of Goma was destroyed
Mt Nyiragongo
1/3
Mt Nyiragongo
how many people evacuated Mt Nyiragongo
Mt Nyiragongo
350,000
Mt Nyiragongo
% of homes dstroyed in Goma
Mt Nyiragongo
20%
Mt Nyiragongo
% of infastructure destroyed from Mt Nyiragongo
Mt Nyiragongo
80%
Mt Nyiragongo
type of lava flowing from Mt Nyiragongo
sulphurus
political problem with Mt Nyiragongo
Mt Nyiragongo
people had to cross border into Rwanda to escape danger, this caused problems providing food and shelter. Induced theft and crime.
Mt Nyiragongo
when was Eyjafjallajokull
Eyjafjallajokull
2010
Eyjafjallajokull
people evacuated because of Eyjafjallajokull
1,000
economic impact of Eyjafjallajokull
cost airlines £130 million per day for 6 days
Date of south napa earthquake
24th august- 3:20AM
Magnitude of south napa earthquake
6.0
Cause of south napa earthquake
Fault at conservative margin
Num of fires at south Napa earthquake
6
Length of quakes at south Napa earthquake
10-12 secs
People injured at south Napa earthquake
241
Economic damage cause by south Napa earthquake
$1 billion
Date of hati earthquake
January 2010
Magnitude of hati earthquake
7.0
Hazard cause of hati earthquake
Port au Prince lies beneath 2 fault lines
Length of shaking of hati earthquake
60 seconds
Deaths from hati earthquake
220,000
People homeless after hati earthquake
2.3 million
% of people without access to internet after hati earthquake
70%
Economic damage after hati earthquake
$11.5 billion
% above GDP of economic damages from hati earthquake
20% (overall 120%)
Schools destroyed after hati earthquake
1300
How many firefighters fought fires
6,000
People evacuated at camp fire
1 million
People that gathered supplies- camp fire
10,000
Deaths- camp fire
85
Speed of winds- camp fire
90 km/hr
