Hazards of Volcanic Activity

Question 1

Social point 1

Answer 1

Fatalities

Krakatoa erupted in Indonesia in 1883, blast destroying the Island with 36,000 people dying as a direct result

Question 2

Social point 2

Answer 2

Homelessness/Refugees

Mt. Pinatubo eruption displaced over 100,000 people

Question 3

Social point 3

Answer 3

Overcrowding/Illness

Aeta tribe forced to abandon mountain forest homes on slopes of Pinatubo coming into lowland camps. Many young and elderly died from inadequate supplies of water of medicine

Question 4

Social point 4

Answer 4

Trauma /Psychological Impacts

Nevada Del Ruiz failure to predict cost the lives of 23,000 people in 1985

Question 5

Economic point 1

Answer 5

Destruction of land, resources and infrastructure

Damage caused by St. Helena in 1980 was $1.1 billion (1980 cost)

Question 6

Economic point 2

Answer 6

Government costs

Cost British government £100 million to resettle 7,000 Montserrat residents 1995-1997

Question 7

Environmental point 1

Answer 7

Landscapes and environments

1883 Krakatoa eruption replaced the 800m high mountain with a 300m deep submarine crater

Question 8

Environmental point 2

Answer 8

Ecosystems, flora and fauna

One million farm animals killed following Pinatubo 1991 eruption

Question 9

Environmental point 3

Answer 9

Global Climate

1815 Mt. Tambora, Indonesia eruption caused the cold summer and therefore failure of crops and famine worldwide