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1
Q

what was the speed of lava flows from Mt Nyiragongo into Goma

Mt Nyiragongo

A

65 mph

Mt Nyiragongo

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people killed at Mt Nyiragongo

Mt Nyiragongo

A

147

Mt Nyiragongo

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3
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how much of Goma was destroyed

Mt Nyiragongo

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1/3

Mt Nyiragongo

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how many people evacuated Mt Nyiragongo

Mt Nyiragongo

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350,000

Mt Nyiragongo

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5
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% of homes dstroyed in Goma

Mt Nyiragongo

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20%

Mt Nyiragongo

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% of infastructure destroyed from Mt Nyiragongo

Mt Nyiragongo

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80%

Mt Nyiragongo

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type of lava flowing from Mt Nyiragongo

A

sulphurus

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political problem with Mt Nyiragongo

Mt Nyiragongo

A

people had to cross border into Rwanda to escape danger, this caused problems providing food and shelter. Induced theft and crime.

Mt Nyiragongo

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when was Eyjafjallajokull

Eyjafjallajokull

A

2010

Eyjafjallajokull

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people evacuated because of Eyjafjallajokull

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1,000

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economic impact of Eyjafjallajokull

A

cost airlines £130 million per day for 6 days

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Date of south napa earthquake

A

24th august- 3:20AM

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Magnitude of south napa earthquake

A

6.0

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Cause of south napa earthquake

A

Fault at conservative margin

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Num of fires at south Napa earthquake

A

6

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Length of quakes at south Napa earthquake

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10-12 secs

17
Q

People injured at south Napa earthquake

A

241

18
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Economic damage cause by south Napa earthquake

A

$1 billion

19
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Date of hati earthquake

A

January 2010

20
Q

Magnitude of hati earthquake

A

7.0

21
Q

Hazard cause of hati earthquake

A

Port au Prince lies beneath 2 fault lines

22
Q

Length of shaking of hati earthquake

A

60 seconds

23
Q

Deaths from hati earthquake

A

220,000

24
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People homeless after hati earthquake

A

2.3 million

25
Q

% of people without access to internet after hati earthquake

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70%

26
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Economic damage after hati earthquake

A

$11.5 billion

27
Q

% above GDP of economic damages from hati earthquake

A

20% (overall 120%)

28
Q

Schools destroyed after hati earthquake

A

1300

29
Q

How many firefighters fought fires

A

6,000

30
Q

People evacuated at camp fire

A

1 million

31
Q

People that gathered supplies- camp fire

A

10,000

32
Q

Deaths- camp fire

A

85

33
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Speed of winds- camp fire

A

90 km/hr

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