KEY VOLCANOES Flashcards
MOUNT ST HELENS (USA)
1980
Devastation
Millions trees destroyed–> girestry industruy destroyed
Elevation changes - summit of volcano blasted off
PINATUBU (PHILIPPPINES)
1991
2nd largest Eruption
Climate - Global temp dropped by 0.5 degrees
US air base relocated
MERAPI (INDONESIA)
2010
Strong cultural Attachment to Volcano
Homes & farmland destroyed
Switch to tourism
NYIRAGONGO (DRC)
2010
Lava Flow 60km
400,000 displaced
Diaister response poor –> Cholera
Refugees-Rawanda - 300K
Economic Diversification
Conflict
Lack of economic resilience
KILAUEA (Hawaii)
2018
Formed by Hot SPot
Lava delta formation of land
Tourism affected
ETNA (ITALY)
Monitoring & preparedness
Fertile Land & tourism
Community
EYJAFJALLJOKUL (Iceland)
2010
Flooding - Glacial <Melt
Air Pollution
Good monitoring
$5 billion global impact.
Mount ONATKE (JAPAN)
2014
Excellent search & rescue of 215 climbers
YELLOWSTONE (USA)
SUPERVOLCANO
Hug ePOtential imoacts if a super-eruption in future