Montserrat- A Volcanic Eruption Flashcards
What was the cause?
It happened on a destructive plate boundary, the american plates sub ducting under the Caribean plate.
When was this volcanic eruption?
July 1995
Name 3 primary effects?
19 People Died
75% Infrastructure destroyed
Pyroclastic flows caused fires
Name 2 long term effects?
Loss of jobs
Loss of homes
What were the positive impacts?
It became a tourist resort
Land became more fertile as ash and lava break down
What are the negative impacts?
Population structure changed as people moved away and never came back
What were the immediate responses?
UK sent over £17 million in aid
Red cross set up a temporary school
In August 1995 people evacuated to the north of the island
What were the long term responses?
They are still monitoring the area
People moved back to the island
UK Government spent £122 million repairing schools, houses and hospitals
What is being done now to prepare and plan for a possible eruption?
Loud sirens
Seismographs are measuring the volcano
Monitor the gas produced
